# What This Bill Does

This bill stops the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from putting into effect a new rule about how companies report their air pollution. The EPA had proposed this rule in August 2023, and this bill essentially says "not so fast"—it blocks the EPA from finalizing it, putting it into practice, or enforcing it.

# Who This Affects and Why It Matters

The main people affected would be factories, power plants, refineries, and other industrial facilities that release pollutants into the air. Right now, these companies have to report their emissions to the EPA, but the new rule would have changed what they report and how they report it. By blocking this rule, companies won't have to follow these new reporting requirements. The flip side is that the public and environmental groups would have less detailed information about what pollution is being released into the air in their communities, since the new rule likely would have required more comprehensive or detailed reporting.

# The Bottom Line

This is essentially a rollback bill—it prevents a regulatory change from taking effect. If you work in manufacturing or energy production, this means you won't face new compliance costs and paperwork from updated reporting rules. If you're concerned about air quality in your area and want to know exactly what's being released into the atmosphere, this bill works against that goal by keeping the old, less detailed reporting requirements in place.

To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to revisions to the air emissions reporting requirements, and for other purposes.