A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".

Key Points

• This proposal would cancel a rule created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rule requires oil and gas companies to pay a fee if they leak or release too much methane, which is a potent type of air pollution.
• If this resolution becomes law, the EPA would be stopped from collecting these "waste emissions charges." It would also prevent the agency from making any similar rules in the future unless Congress passes a new law specifically allowing it.
• The lawmakers who introduced this want to protect the energy industry from extra costs. They argue that these fees could lead to higher prices for heating and gasoline for everyday families.
• The original EPA rule was meant to reduce climate-warming pollution by making it expensive for companies to waste natural gas. Without the rule, companies would no longer face these specific federal penalties for their emission levels.