Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1317)
The bill amends Clean Air Act section 202(a)(2) to prohibit EPA tailpipe regulations (proposed or prescribed on or after Jan 1, 2021) from mandating specific technologies or from resulting in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on engine type. It directs the EPA Administrator to revise regulations within 24 months to conform to this restriction.
Progressives stress climate and public-health rollback risks
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and directly amends statutory authority to restrict EPA tailpipe regulations and provides an implementation deadline, but it leaves important definitional and fiscal details unaddressed and offers minimal accountability mechanisms beyond the revision deadline.
The bill amends Clean Air Act section 202(a)(2) to prohibit EPA tailpipe regulations (proposed or prescribed on or after Jan 1, 2021) from mandating specific technologies or from resulting in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on engine type.
It directs the EPA Administrator to revise regulations within 24 months to conform to this restriction.
Narrow but politically charged; easier movement in one chamber possible, but significant Senate and stakeholder opposition and litigation risk lower overall chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and directly amends statutory authority to restrict EPA tailpipe regulations and provides an implementation deadline, but it leaves important definitional and fiscal details unaddressed and offers minimal accountability mechanisms beyond the revision deadline.
Progressives stress climate and public-health rollback risks
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives stress climate and public-health rollback risks
Likely opposed.
They will view the change as a constraint on EPA authority to drive emissions reductions and an obstacle to accelerating cleaner-vehicle adoption and public-health protections.
Mixed.
Appreciates protecting consumer choice and avoiding technology mandates, but worries about undermining emissions goals, legal complexity, and market uncertainty for automakers and states.
Likely supportive.
Sees the bill as a limit on federal overreach, preventing de facto EV mandates and protecting consumer choice, rural needs, and incumbent industries.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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Narrow but politically charged; easier movement in one chamber possible, but significant Senate and stakeholder opposition and litigation risk lower overall chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress climate and public-health rollback risks
Narrow but politically charged; easier movement in one chamber possible, but significant Senate and stakeholder opposition and litigation r…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and directly amends statutory authority to restrict EPA tailpipe regulations and provides an implementation deadline, but it leaves important definitional and…
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