Who it affects
- Tire manufacturers that process rubber
- Environmental Protection Agency
Became lawOverturns a ruleEnvironmentManufacturing
Tire manufacturing air pollution rules
H.J.Res. 61 · Resolution · Introduced Feb. 25, 2025
This bill would cancel an EPA rule setting limits on hazardous air pollution from rubber processing in tire manufacturing.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 216 to 202 on March 5.
Passed the Senate 55 to 45 on May 6.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
8 groups lobbied on it: advocacy group or nonprofit, trade group, company.
Top link: Alpine Group Partners, Llc. lobbied on it and gave $0 via PACs; $2,000 via lobbyists; $0 via employees to 1 SC members.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- The bill would cancel an Environmental Protection Agency rule on hazardous air pollution from tire manufacturing.
- The rule set pollution limits for rubber processing.
- The rule responded to a court decision about previously unregulated emissions.
- That decision requires EPA to address those emissions during its technology review every eight years.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
House vote coverage is incomplete for 2025–2026. Vote and flagged-bill counts reflect imported records only; missing votes don't mean a member didn't vote.
House vote
Vote to pass
March 5, 2025 · Passed 216 to 202
- Republicans
- 209 yes
- 1 no
- Democrats
- 7 yes
- 201 no
Senate vote
Vote to pass
May 6, 2025 · Passed 55 to 45
- Republicans
- 53 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 2 yes
- 43 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
Senate · Vote to start debate · May 5, 2025 · Approved
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
| Group | What it is | Gave SC members | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Group Partners, Llc. | Lobbying firm | Lobbyists: $2,000 | 1 |
| Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. | Trade group | Lobbyists: $1,000 | 1 |
See all groups, by member
Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamYes | Tim ScottYes | Jim ClyburnNo | Joe WilsonYes | Nancy MaceYes | Ralph NormanYes | Russell FryYes | Sheri BiggsYes | William TimmonsYes | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Group Partners, Llc. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Lobbyists: $2,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. | – | – | – | Lobbyists: $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".
- Sponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan (R-VA)
- Introduced
- Feb. 25, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 20
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- May 23, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-14.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This joint resolution removes emission regulations on hazardous air pollutants under the rubber tire manufacturing source category, specifically from the rubber processing subcategory. The joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing , which addresses the decision in Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (D.C. Cir. 2020) that requires the EPA to address unregulated emissions from a major source category when it conducts the 8-year technology review. The rule implemented emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (8 groups)
30 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (4)
Labor unions (0)
None.
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (4)
- Sierra Club ↗3 reports
- Americans for Prosperity ↗1 report
- American Lung Association ↗1 report
- Network ↗8 reports
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (9)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. ↗7 reports
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ↗1 report
- U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association ↗4 reports
- Sierra Club ↗3 reports
- Americans for Prosperity ↗1 report
- Alpine Group Partners, Llc. ↗Lobbying firms · 3 reports
- Continental Tire the Americas, Llc ↗Lobbying firms · 2 reports
- American Lung Association ↗1 report
- Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice ↗Lobbying firms · 8 reports
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.