Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to overturn a federal agency rule and declares that rule to have no force or effect. It also prevents the agency from issuing a substantially similar rule unless Congress passes new legislation. In the Senate, these disapproval measures move under special expedited procedures and require only a simple majority to pass.
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (87 Fed. Reg. 14332 (March 14, 2022)).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Under the Congressional Review Act, disapproval resolutions are considered under expedited procedures in the Senate, are not subject to a filibuster, and require a simple majority for passage; they must be introduced within a limited time after the agency submitted the rule to Congress.
This joint resolution, filed under chapter 8 of title 5 U.S.C. (the Congressional Review Act), would disapprove and nullify an Environmental Protection Agency rule concerning California’s Advanced Clean Car Program waiver decision (87 Fed.
Reg. 14332, Mar. 14, 2022).
If enacted, the resolution declares that the specified EPA rule "shall have no force or effect."
Narrow procedural vehicle increases feasibility but high controversy over state waivers and likely executive opposition reduce odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly framed congressional disapproval under the Congressional Review Act. It identifies the target rule and provides the core legal effect (that the rule shall have no force or effect).
Progressives emphasize climate and state waiver protections.
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Progressives emphasize climate and state waiver protections.
Likely opposed.
This persona views the resolution as an effort to overturn EPA action that affects California’s authority to enforce stricter vehicle pollution standards.
They see the waiver mechanism as a key tool for stronger climate, air quality, and public-health protections.
Mixed / cautious.
The centrists emphasize tradeoffs between regulatory uniformity for industry and subnational innovation on emissions.
They would weigh automaker compliance costs against environmental and public-health outcomes, seeking technical and fiscal analysis before a firm position.
Likely supportive.
This persona favors disapproval as a means to prevent California from effectively setting de facto national vehicle standards via waivers.
They emphasize limiting regulatory burdens and ensuring a single national standard determined through federal processes.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow procedural vehicle increases feasibility but high controversy over state waivers and likely executive opposition reduce odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize climate and state waiver protections.
Narrow procedural vehicle increases feasibility but high controversy over state waivers and likely executive opposition reduce odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly framed congressional disapproval under the Congressional Review Act. It identifies the target rule and provides the core legal effect (that the rule sha…
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