This is a congressional resolution that rejects an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule about oil and natural gas companies. The EPA rule, issued in December 2025, extended the deadlines for oil and natural gas companies to meet new climate-related pollution standards. By passing this resolution, Congress is saying 'no' to that EPA rule, which means the rule will be cancelled and won't have any legal effect. In practical terms, this means the deadline extensions the EPA granted to oil and natural gas companies would go away, potentially requiring these companies to comply with pollution standards on a faster timeline than the EPA had allowed. This is a use of Congress's power to overturn federal agency rules they disagree with.

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 "Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review: Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources".