On May 21, 2025, the Senate Joint Resolution No. S.J.Res. 55 was introduced to disapprove a rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) relating to “Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference”.

The bill was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c). It was then placed on the calendar.

Background of the Bill

• Introduced: May 19, 2025
• Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c) on May 21, 2025
• Placed on the calendar

The Disapproved Rule

“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’’.”

The bill disapproves the NHTSA rule, which aimed to regulate the fuel system integrity of hydrogen vehicles and compressed hydrogen storage systems. The rule was submitted for comment in the Federal Register on January 17, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 6218).

The Verdict

After consideration, Congress voted to disapprove the rule, rendering it “void and of no force or effect”.

View the Bill Directly

For more information on this bill, visit: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119sjres55pcs