Senate passes Kennedy-backed resolution to repeal Biden-era methane fee for U.S. energy producers

WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed a joint resolution of disapproval under Congressional Review Act procedures that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) helped introduce. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) led the resolution, which would overturn the Biden administration’s proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to implement a fee on methane emissions.
Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas)
introduced the resolution
in the House of Representatives. The resolution now moves to the president’s desk.
“For four years, the Biden administration waged war on oil and gas drilling—and hardworking Americans paid the price because of that. Today, the Senate voted to roll back another misguided policy and unleash U.S. energy production,”
said Kennedy.
The EPA’s methane fee
rule
would effectively create a new tax on key parts of the American oil and gas industry, including both onshore and offshore natural gas production and liquefied natural gas import, export and storage.
On Jan. 17, 2025, the rule went into effect. Earlier this month, Kennedy helped
introduce
the resolution in the Senate.
Text of the resolution is available
here
.