Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Sponsor: Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican-NY)May 19, 2025

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

House would speed up votes on overturning banking and environmental rules.

This resolution would set special rules for the House to quickly consider two measures. These measures aim to overturn a banking rule from the Treasury Department and an environmental rule from the EPA. This means these agency rules could be approved or rejected faster than usual.

What Would Change

Today, the House follows standard, often lengthier, procedures for considering resolutions, including opportunities for procedural objections and more extensive debate. If this resolution passes, the House would consider two specific measures to overturn agency rules (one banking, one environmental) with waived procedural objections and only one hour of debate each. It would also temporarily waive a two-thirds vote requirement for certain Rules Committee reports until May 23, 2025.

Key Provisions

Would allow the House to quickly consider a measure to overturn a banking rule about bank mergers.
Would set aside all procedural objections against the measure to overturn the banking rule.
Would limit debate on the banking rule measure to one hour.
Would allow the House to quickly consider a measure to overturn an environmental rule about pollution sources under the Clean Air Act.
Would set aside all procedural objections against the measure to overturn the environmental rule.
Would limit debate on the environmental rule measure to one hour.