S.J.Res. 61 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure".
Cosponsors: 49 (1 D, 48 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2024-02-07
Latest action (2024-04-15): Held at the desk.
What S.J.Res. 61 does, in plain terms
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) titled National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure and published on December 7, 2023. Under current law, each state must set targets for and report on the progress of performance metrics related to the U.S. surface transportation system. The rule establishes a specific measure for assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with transportation (GHG measure). The rule also requires state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to establish declining carbon dioxide (CO2) targets for the GHG measure and report to the FHWA on their progress towards achieving these targets.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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