washington u.s. republicans friday repeal securities disclosure rule aim curb corruption energy mine company vote ax emissions limit drill operations part push remove obama-era regulations extractive industries 52-47 vote republican-controlled senate approve resolution eradicate rule require company exxon mobil chevron corp publicly state tax fee pay foreign governments like russia house representatives already pass measure president donald trump expect sign within days thursday senate repeal rule would limit coal company dump waste stream number legal battle u.s. securities exchange commission june 2016 complete regulation supporters say could help expose questionable financial tie u.s. company may foreign governments senate democrats raise concern exxon chief executive legal fight rex tillerson recently confirm u.s. secretary state work extensively russia lose one less 48 hours republican-controlled senate confirm former head exxonmobil serve secretary state repeal key anti-corruption rule exxon mobil american petroleum institute erroneously fight years senator ben cardin maryland say refer oil industry trade group exxon major energy corporations fight years block rule require 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law cardin senior democrat foreign relations committee write dodd-frank section payments foreign governments richard lugar former republican senator critics rule say duplicate exist regulations costly burdensome company implement put u.s. company competitive disadvantage state-owned company countries divulge information change could give american company edge canadian european company face tough transparency rule world republicans take advantage seldom-used law know congressional review act overturn recently enact rule simple majorities chamber deny senators opportunity filibuster stall vote democrats say republicans use review act help company public come give public resources private interest gutting nation health environmental financial standards republicans seem act fast enough say representative raul grijalva whoever american public congressional review act also bar agencies revisit overturn rule could pose legal conundrum sec require law enact payments regulation senate next consider repeal rule limit vent leak powerful greenhouse gas methane oil gas drillers federal tribal land mostly u.s. west repeal pass republican-controlled house friday interior department finalize methane rule november oil industry argue would add cost new exist well environmentalists say rule would protect human health return 800 million royalties taxpayers 10 years u.s. republicans ax disclosure emissions rule energy