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Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to "Modification to the Start of The...

The Senate considered a resolution to overturn an EPA rule modifying the start of a seasonal gasoline requirement (the higher-blend summer fuel rule) under the Congressional Review Act. The motion to disapprove the rule was rejected by a vote of 48 to 50, with two Republican senators absent.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Barrasso

Republican

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“Two Republican senators are absent, and the Senate voted down the motion by a vote of 48 to 50.”
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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 50, as follows: The motion was rejected. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moreno). On this vote, the yeas are 48, the nays are 50. The motion is not agreed to. The motion was rejected.

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