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Union Calendar No. 133 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1435 

[Report No. 118–169] 

To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of 

internal combustion engines. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2023 

Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

OBERNOLTE, Mr. EMMER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 

BALDERSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ROY, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MAST, 

Mr. PENCE, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. 

GUEST, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 

Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CARTER

of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. BOST, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. 

FEENSTRA, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 

WALBERG, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

GRIFFITH, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mrs. BICE, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 

LAMALFA, Mr. HERN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. 

DUNCAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. MANN, Mr. 

SMUCKER, Mr. PERRY, and Mr. CAREY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. HUNT, Mr. EDWARDS, 

Mr. FULCHER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. COMER, Mr. 

MCHENRY, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. ESTES, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. CARL, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. VAN

ORDEN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. 

EZELL, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. JOHNSON

of Louisiana 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 


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Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination 

of the sale of internal combustion engines. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Choice in 

5 Vehicle Purchases Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATE STANDARDS. 

7 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 209(b) of the Clean Air 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

11 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

13 ‘‘part.’’ and inserting ‘‘part, or’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(D) such State standards directly or indirectly 

16 limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with in17 ternal combustion engines, as such term is defined 

18 in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg19 ulations, as in effect January 1, 2023.’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) The Administrator may not determine that any 

22 State standards amended after the date of enactment of 

23 this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted 

24 under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this 

25 paragraph.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECT ON CERTAIN EXISTING WAIVERS.—The 

2 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

3 shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the 

4 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) during the period that 

5 begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enact6 ment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiv7 er does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 

8 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1)), 

9 as added by this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 133 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1435 

[Report No. 118–169] 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines. 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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