Representative Virginia Foxx to Chair Hearing on EPA Disapproval Authority and Fraud Enforcement Legislation
Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is set to chair a House Rules Committee oversight hearing for the 119th Congress. The hearing will address several key legislative items, including H.J. Res. 210 and H.J. Res. 213, which aim to disapprove Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules. H.J. Res. 210 specifically targets an EPA rule concerning California's nonroad engine pollution-control standards for ocean-going vessels at berth, where the EPA authorized amendments to the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) regulation. Similarly, H.J. Res. 213 focuses on the EPA's decision regarding California's Commercial Harbor Craft regulation, where the EPA partially granted CARB's request for amendments adopted in 2022. Both resolutions operate under the Congressional Review Act, allowing lawmakers to reject agency rules. Additionally, the hearing will cover H.R. 9576, the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026, and H.R. 10326, the Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act, alongside H.R. 5...
