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The House considered Ranking Member Deb Fischer’s (R-NE) S.J. Res. 11, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval, which would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule establishing crucial limits on health-harming pollution from heavy-duty trucks and block any substantially similar public health protections. The CRA is an extreme and blunt tool that is being used by anti-environmental members of Congress who want to permanently strip away protections for our environment, communities, wildlife, and natural heritage. Heavy-duty vehicles like long-haul trucks and diesel buses account for about 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector and release dangerous air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides and particle pollution. Pollution from heavy-duty vehicles harms everyone but is especially dangerous for low-wealth communities and communities of color who live closest to major highways, freight hubs, and high-traffic areas. On May 23, the House approved S.J. Res. 11 by a vote of 221-203 (House roll call vote 232). The Senate approved S.J. Res. 11 on April 26; however, the president vetoed it on June 14, and on June 21, the Senate failed to override the president’s veto.
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