Committee approves memorial asking Congress to clarify EPA authority

Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004, which requests that the U.S. Congress act to clearly define the Environmental Protection Agency’s powers and duties, was adopted by the committee and returned with a due‑pass recommendation. The sponsor offered the memorial in committee, there were no registered speakers and the clerk recorded the committee vote as 6 ayes, 2 nays, 0 present and 1 absent.

What it means: The memorial is a formal request from the Arizona Legislature to Congress asking for clarification of federal regulatory authorities; it carries no binding state policy but registers the legislature’s position.