A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".
In committeeIntroducedAug 5, 2026
Policy areaEnvironmental Protection
Cosponsors11
What this bill is intended to do
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Latest action
Aug 5, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
D60
Graded by The Quiet Ledger
This joint resolution seeks to disapprove and nullify an EPA rule that granted California a waiver to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards for motor vehicles. The resolution aims to prevent California from enforcing these standards, effectively revoking the waiver granted under the Clean Air Act.
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