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S.J.Res. 55Passed Senate

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".

Introduced: May 19, 2025

Latest action date: May 26, 2025

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
May 19, 2025
Recorded roll calls
12

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the Senate.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration titled Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference and published on January 17, 2025.

This final rule establishes two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source.

FMVSS No. 307 sets requirements for the fuel system in hydrogen vehicles during normal vehicle operations and after crashes, as well as performance requirements for the hydrogen fuel system.

FMVSS No. 308 regulates the compressed hydrogen storage system (CHSS) and includes performance requirements intended to ensure the CHSS is unlikely to leak or burst during use. It also specifies performance requirements for different CHSS closure devices (i.e., the check valves, shut-off valves, and thermally activated pressure relief devices that control the flow of hydrogen into or out of a CHSS).

The final rule is based on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 13, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles. As background, the United States is a contracting party to a 1998 agreement that is administered by the UN Economic Commission for Europe's World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and concerns the establishment of GTRs.

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Transportation and Public Works

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

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Amendments

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Action timeline

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  1. Held at the desk.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  2. Received in the House.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  3. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    FloorSenate
  4. Point of order by Senator Schumer that points of order are not in order under section 802(d)(1) of the Congressional Review Act raised in Senate.

    FloorSenate
  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 275.

    FloorLibrary of Congress
  6. Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Thune that points of order be in order under the Congressional Review Act sustained.

    FloorSenate
  7. Point of order by Senator Thune: Shall points of order be in order under the Congressional Review Act? agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 273.

    FloorSenate
  8. Motion by Senator Schumer to appeal the ruling of the chair that two points of order are not in order at the same time.

    FloorSenate
  9. Point of order by Senator Thune that points of order are in order under the Congressional Review Act given sections 802(d)(1), 802(d)(2), and 802(d)(4) are in conflict with one another raised in Senate.

    FloorSenate
  10. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 264.

    FloorSenate
  11. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85.

    CalendarsSenate
  12. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).

    DischargeSenate
  13. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).

    CommitteeLibrary of Congress
  14. Motion to table the point of order made by Senator Thune, the question being: Shall points of order be in order under the Congressional Review Act? rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 265.

    FloorSenate
  15. Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 275. (text: CR S3051)

    FloorSenate
  16. Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Schumer that two points of order are not in order at the same time sustained.

    FloorSenate
  17. Motion to table the appeal that two points of order are not in order at the same time agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 266.

    FloorSenate
  18. Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Schumer with respect to points of order not in order under section 802(d)(1) ruled out of order.

    FloorSenate
  19. The Chair, under the provisions of Rule XX, submits the question to the Senate for its decision: Shall points of order be in order under the Congressional Review Act?.

    FloorSenate
  20. Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3025, S3031-3034, S3038, S3047-3051)

    FloorSenate
  21. Ruling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Thune with respect to Joint Resolutions that meet all the requirements of Section 802 of the Congressional Review Act or are disapproving of agency actions which have been determined to be rules subject to the Congressional Review Act by a legal decision from the Government Accountability Office, be entitled to expedited procedures under the Congressional Review Act was sustained.

    FloorSenate
  22. Point of order by Senator Thune: Shall Joint Resolutions that meet all the requirements of Section 802 of the Congressional Review Act or are disapproving of agency actions which have been determined to be rules subject to the Congressional Review Act by a legal decision from the Government Accountability Office, be entitled to expedited procedures under the Congressional Review Act? agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 274.

    FloorSenate
  23. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    IntroReferralSenate
  24. Introduced in Senate

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress

Roll-call votes

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Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 264

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 55

46 Nay53 Yea1 Not Voting
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Mark R. WarnerNot Voting
Motion to Table Failed (46-52)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 265

On the Motion to Table S.J.Res. 55

46 Yea52 Nay2 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Motion Rejected (45-51)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 268

On the Motion (Motion to Recess for 60 Minutes)

45 Yea51 Nay4 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Motion Rejected (46-51)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 269

On the Motion (Motion to Recess for Thirty Minutes)

46 Yea51 Nay3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Motion to Adjourn Rejected (46-51)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 272

On the Motion to Adjourn S.J.Res. 55

46 Yea51 Nay3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Joint Resolution Passed (51-46)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 275

On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 55

46 Nay51 Yea3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 266

On the Motion to Table S.J.Res. 55

46 Nay51 Yea3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Rand PaulNot Voting
Motion Rejected (46-51)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 267

On the Motion (Motion to Recess for Ninety Minutes)

46 Yea51 Nay3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Motion Rejected (46-51)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 270

On the Motion (Motion to Recess for Fifteen Minutes)

46 Yea51 Nay3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Point of Order Sustained (51-46)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 274

On the Point of Order S.J.Res. 55

46 Nay51 Yea3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Motion Rejected (45-52)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 271

On the Motion (Motion to Recess for Ten Minutes)

45 Yea52 Nay3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting
Point of Order Sustained (51-46)May 21, 2025Senate · Roll call 273

On the Point of Order S.J.Res. 55

46 Nay51 Yea3 Not Voting
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Martin HeinrichNot Voting
Ted BuddNot Voting

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