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 "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions".

This joint resolution would disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency rule that extends deadlines for steam electric power generating facilities to comply with effluent limitations guidelines and standards. Effluent limitations are pollution control requirements that regulate what power plants can discharge into water. If enacted, this resolution would reject the EPA's decision to delay compliance deadlines, potentially requiring power plants to meet the original pollution control standards on a faster timeline. This is a binding joint resolution, meaning it would have the force of law if passed and signed by the president. The resolution was introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and is currently under committee consideration.