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S.J.Res. 26 - A Joint Resolution Disapproving a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Endangerment Finding and the Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(A) of the Clean Air Act.

Environmental protection. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. (by CRS) 
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A Joint Resolution Disapproving a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Endangerment Finding and the Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(A) of the Clean Air Act.

S.J.Res. 26 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. (by CRS)
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Title
A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
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    Sponsor
    Lisa Murkowski
    Co-Sponsors
    Subjects
    • Environmental protection
    • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
    • Air quality
    • Climate change
    • Congressional oversight
    • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    • Environmental regulatory procedures
    • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
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    Major Actions
    Introduced1/21/2010
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History
    Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
    select this voteSenateOn the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 26)6/10/2010This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate
    47 voted YES 53 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting
    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced1/21/2010
    1/21/2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
    6/07/2010Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged pursuant to chapter 8, title 5, U.S.C.
    Put on a legislative calendar6/07/2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418.
    6/10/2010Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
    select this voteVote6/10/2010On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 26)
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from Warehousing, which…

    supported this bill

    Warehousing$115,150
    $115,150

    27 Organizations Supported and 4 Opposed; See Which Ones
    27 Organizations Supported and 4 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    A Joint Resolution Disapproving a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Endangerment Finding and the Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(A) of the Clean Air Act.

    27 organizations supported this bill

    American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    American Farm Bureau Federation
    Grondine, Tracy Taylor and Mace Thornton (n.d.). AFBF: Lincoln’s Support Key to Reining in Regulations. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from The Voice of Agriculture.
    American Health Care Association
    AHCA (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 8, 2010, from NPRA.
    American Iron and Steel Institute
    AISI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    American Public Power Association
    Climate Progress (2010, February 26). Dirty Air Act Roundup. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from Climate Progress.
    Americans for Prosperity
    Phillips, Tim (n.d.). Murkowski Resolution (SJ Res 26) to be Voted on Thursday. Please take action today.. Retrieved June 8, 2010, from Resist Net.
    Associated General Contractors of America
    AGC (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    Corn Refiners Association
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    Industrial Energy Consumers of America
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    Industrial Minerals Association
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    International Warehouse Logistics Association
    IWLA (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    Metals Service Center Institute
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    NACS
    NACS (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    National Association of Manufacturers
    NAM (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    National Automobile Dealers Association
    Blanco, Sebastian (2010, March 2). NADA supports Senator Murkowski's effort to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from Auto Blog Green.
    National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
    NCBA (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    National Cotton Council of America
    National Cotton Council of America (2010, June 9). NCC urges Senate to vote for S. J. Res. 26. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from fibre2fashion.
    National Federation of Independent Business
    Eckerly, Susan (n.d.). Letter in support of S.J. Res 26, the Murkowski EPA disapproval resolution . Retrieved June 8, 2010, from NFIB.
    National Mining Association
    NMA (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
    NPRA (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    National Taxpayers Union
    Moylan, Andrew (2010, June 9). Vote YES on S.J. Res. 26. Retrieved June 10, 2010, from National Taxpayers Union.
    Natural Gas Supply Association
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    Portland Cement Association
    PCA (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    The Center for North American Energy Security
    CNAES (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.
    U. S. Chamber of Commerce
    Josten, Bruce R. (2010, June 8). Letter Supporting S.J. Res. 26, the Bipartisan Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval. Retrieved June 8, 2010, from US Chamber.
    US Oil & Gas Association
    ACCCI (2010, June 8). Letter to Members of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NPRA.

    4 organizations opposed this bill

    American Lung Association
    Connor, Charles D. (2010, January 26). Letter Opposing SJ Res 26. Retrieved June 8, 2010, from American Lung Association.
    Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
    Bennett, The Rev. Betsy Blake (2010, February 5). Urges Senators to Oppose 'Dirty Air Act'. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.
    League of Women Voters
    LWV (n.d.). ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Senators to Defend the Clean Air Act. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from LWV.
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    NRDC (n.d.). Tell your senators to oppose Sen. Murkowski's attack on the Clean Air Act. Retrieved June 9, 2010, from NRDC.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from Warehousing interest groups, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$3,500$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,000$0
    Mark BegichDAK$0$0
    Michael BennetDCO$3,600$0
    Bob BennettRUT$0$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    Richard BurrRNC$1,250$0
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
    Ben CardinDMD$1,000$0
    Tom CarperDDE$0$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$3,000$0
    Tom CoburnROK$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan CollinsRME$3,800$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$3,250$0
    John CornynRTX$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
    Chris DoddDCT$0$0
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$0
    John EnsignRNV$4,200$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
    Alan FrankenDMN$250$0
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$0$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,000$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$500$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$1,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$1,000$0
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    John KerryDMA$0$0
    Paul KirkDMA$0$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$500$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$2,000$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$2,300$0
    George LeMieuxRFL$0$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
    Carl LevinDMI$0$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$500$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$4,800$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$0
    John McCainRAZ$4,800$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$250$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$8,500$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$28,100$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$500$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$650$0
    Mark PryorDAR$0$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0
    Jim RischRID$0$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,000$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$3,200$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$4,100$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$7,700$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,000$0
    Jon TesterDMT$0$0
    John ThuneRSD$500$0
    Mark UdallDCO$0$0
    Tom UdallDNM$0$0
    David VitterRLA$9,100$0
    George VoinovichROH$0$0
    Mark WarnerDVA$4,800$0
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
    Roger WickerRMS$1,000$0
    Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$22,750$4,010
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$339,450$57,961
    		John BarrassoRWY$295,436$1,000
    		Max BaucusDMT$577,457$57,369
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$218,294$17,350
    		Mark BegichDAK$52,070$94,174
    		Michael BennetDCO$230,805$187,735
    		Bob BennettRUT$213,447$20,400
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$256,934$17,701
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$45,745$2,250
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$207,295$1,431,014
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$189,700$285,059
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$11,750$1,500
    		Jim BunningRKY$35,750$2,550
    		Richard BurrRNC$498,184$32,000
    		Roland BurrisDIL$500$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$70,447$13,150
    		Maria CantwellDWA$70,150$344,100
    		Ben CardinDMD$208,450$241,246
    		Tom CarperDDE$248,635$4,650
    		Bob CaseyDPA$184,737$428,777
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$833,958$38,450
    		Tom CoburnROK$161,350$4,250
    		William Thad CochranRMS$124,600$2,300
    		Susan CollinsRME$317,732$110,296
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$210,903$4,500
    		Bob CorkerRTN$634,019$135,060
    		John CornynRTX$1,156,789$72,375
    		Mike CrapoRID$198,950$4,550
    		Jim DeMintRSC$260,722$32,450
    		Chris DoddDCT$102,475$18,500
    		Byron DorganDND$244,331$11,100
    		Dick DurbinDIL$257,700$64,785
    		John EnsignRNV$181,850$2,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$180,500$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$63,640$127,885
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$106,139$47,100
    		Alan FrankenDMN$52,210$172,178
    		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$172,868$918,577
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$276,224$36,643
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$308,978$19,400
    		Judd GreggRNH$4,050$500
    		Kay HaganDNC$77,250$532,346
    		Tom HarkinDIA$168,334$41,465
    		Orrin HatchRUT$313,100$37,401
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$461,129$28,633
    		Jim InhofeROK$543,853$7,400
    		Dan InouyeDHI$67,900$23,000
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$444,550$31,000
    		Mike JohannsRNE$209,885$7,150
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$160,996$12,300
    		Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    		John KerryDMA$95,100$95,874
    		Paul KirkDMA$0$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$138,500$918,246
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$498,898$50,250
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$408,450$137,027
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$88,914$22,953
    		George LeMieuxRFL$0$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$15,250$24,000
    		Carl LevinDMI$122,850$46,937
    		Joe LiebermanICT$420,419$86,600
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$906,593$18,216
    		Dick LugarRIN$130,450$12,950
    		John McCainRAZ$243,055$9,050
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$128,732$1,005,479
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$861,550$39,600
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$209,950$74,350
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$43,600$100,196
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$83,750$107,379
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$392,476$6,500
    		Patty MurrayDWA$176,560$568,326
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$373,750$9,450
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$233,795$118,305
    		Mark PryorDAR$335,965$2,750
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$47,600$7,060
    		Harry ReidDNV$474,495$218,959
    		Jim RischRID$178,649$2,300
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$365,593$3,800
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$234,100$63,550
    		Bernie SandersIVT$3,500$52,310
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$206,740$67,125
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$313,697$9,250
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$68,800$898,465
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$182,900$23,350
    		Olympia SnoweRME$163,863$99,747
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$498,783$42,700
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$246,335$753,649
    		Jon TesterDMT$90,460$118,827
    		John ThuneRSD$361,659$17,190
    		Mark UdallDCO$219,910$334,897
    		Tom UdallDNM$142,980$144,504
    		David VitterRLA$462,700$24,925
    		George VoinovichROH$258,559$7,250
    		Mark WarnerDVA$216,125$47,683
    		Jim WebbDVA$68,206$198,401
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$45,900$230,410
    		Roger WickerRMS$411,750$17,600
    		Ron WydenDOR$262,664$32,950

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Electric Power utilities$3,529,258
    		Chemicals$2,463,184
    		Nursing homes$2,161,616
    		Stone, clay, glass & concrete products$1,791,783
    		Oil & Gas$1,768,163
    		Auto dealers, new & used$1,747,298
    		Livestock$1,571,488
    		Department, variety & convenience stores$1,567,911
    		Petroleum refining & marketing$1,435,743
    		Natural Gas transmission & distribution$1,335,676
    		Steel$1,002,890
    		Gasoline service stations$599,068
    		Mining$494,900
    		Cotton$458,312
    		Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain$421,170
    		Small business associations$323,862
    		Builders associations$260,875
    		Chambers of commerce$206,339
    		Manufacturing$193,240
    		Heavy industrial manufacturing$130,220
    		Warehousing$115,150
    		Non-metallic mining$65,350
    		Fiscal & tax policy$33,650
    		Energy, Natural Resources and Environment$32,400
    		Farm bureaus$0

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Women's issues$7,635,530
    		Environmental policy$2,995,024
    		Health, Education & Human Resources$1,713,601
    		Churches, clergy & religious organizations$314,775
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