House to take up measures hitting Obama environmental plans

Published June 6, 2016 4:01am ET



The House likely will vote on three measures opposing President Obama’s environmental agenda this week.

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to take up a measure to delay the Environmental Protection Ageny’s new ozone standards, a resolution against a carbon tax and a resolution expressing lawmakers’ opposition to Obama’s $10.25 tax on a barrel of oil. That could lead to a floor vote on the measures as early as Wednesday.

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