Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The bill amends Clean Air Act section 209(b) to bar State standards that directly or indirectly limit sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (as defined by 40 C.F.R. §63.9375, Jan 1, 2023). It prevents EPA from treating later State amendments as covered by prior waivers and directs revocation of any waivers granted between Jan 1, 2022 and enactment if they conflict with the new prohibition.
Liberal emphasizes climate and state authority erosion
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear substantive amendment to the Clean Air Act that identifies the target statutory language and the responsible federal actor, but it provides limited implementation detail, no fiscal acknowledgement, and little anticipation of edge cases or oversight mechanisms.
The bill amends Clean Air Act section 209(b) to bar State standards that directly or indirectly limit sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (as defined by 40 C.F.R. §63.9375, Jan 1, 2023).
It prevents EPA from treating later State amendments as covered by prior waivers and directs revocation of any waivers granted between Jan 1, 2022 and enactment if they conflict with the new prohibition.
Short and targeted but high ideological stakes and federalism conflict make enactment unlikely without broad bipartisan compromise.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear substantive amendment to the Clean Air Act that identifies the target statutory language and the responsible federal actor, but it provides limited implementation detail, no fiscal acknowledgement, and little anticipation of edge cases or oversight mechanisms.
Liberal emphasizes climate and state authority erosion
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Liberal emphasizes climate and state authority erosion
Likely opposed.
Views the bill as a federal preemption that blocks state efforts to accelerate vehicle electrification and reduce emissions.
Sees it as favoring fossil-fuel vehicle markets over climate and public-health goals.
Mixed view.
Appreciates consumer choice and avoiding patchwork rules, but worries about blocking state innovation on air quality and climate.
Looks for compromise preserving state authority while preventing heavy-handed bans.
Likely supportive.
Views the bill as protecting consumer freedom, preventing state-imposed bans on gasoline vehicles, and checking EPA/state regulatory overreach.
Appreciates federal limits on new state restrictions.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Short and targeted but high ideological stakes and federalism conflict make enactment unlikely without broad bipartisan compromise.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes climate and state authority erosion
Short and targeted but high ideological stakes and federalism conflict make enactment unlikely without broad bipartisan compromise.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear substantive amendment to the Clean Air Act that identifies the target statutory language and the responsible federal actor, but it provides limited impleme…
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