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 REGULATORY RELIEF FOR CERTAIN STATIONARY SOURCES TO PROMOTE AMERICAN 
 ENERGY--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 
                                119-40)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and ordered to be printed:
       To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with applicable law, including section 112(i)(4) of the 
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(i)(4), I hereby report that I have issued 
a proclamation providing exemption for certain stationary sources from 
compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency titled National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units 
Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review, 89 FR 38508 (Rule), 
which amended the preexisting Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule to 
make it more stringent.
  As reflected in the proclamation of April 8, 2025 (Regulatory Relief 
for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy) 
(Proclamation), coal-fired electricity generation is essential to 
ensuring that our Nation's grid is reliable and that electricity is 
affordable for the American people, and to promoting our Nation's 
energy security. The Federal Government plays a pivotal role in 
ensuring that the Nation's power supply remains secure and reliable. 
Forcing energy producers to comply with unattainable emissions controls 
jeopardizes this mission.
  In the Proclamation, I determined that the technology to implement 
the Rule is not available. I further determined in the Proclamation 
that it is in the national security interests of the United States to 
issue an exemption from the Rule to certain stationary sources subject 
to the Rule, as identified in Annex I of the Proclamation. The effect 
of this exemption is to extend the compliance date of the Rule for 
those stationary sources from July 8, 2027, to July 8, 2029.
  I am enclosing a copy of the Proclamation I have issued and Annex I 
thereto.
                                                     Donald J. Trump.  
The White House, April 10, 2025.

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