IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 130 
Supporting America’s clean car standards and defending State authority 
under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. HANABUSA, 
Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. RYAN of 
Ohio, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. PANETTA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. 
TED LIEU of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
WELCH, and Mr. THOMPSON of California) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting America’s clean car standards and defending 
State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their 
citizens from harmful air pollution. 
Whereas Congress enacted the Clean Air Act, requiring the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set standards 
controlling air pollutant emissions from motor vehicles 
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and preventing the endangerment of public health and 
welfare; 
Whereas Congress enacted section 209 of the Clean Air Act 
allowing the State of California to set vehicle emissions 
standards that meet or exceed Federal emission regula-
tions; 
Whereas Congress enacted section 177 of the Clean Air Act 
to allow States besides California to adopt California’s 
stronger standards in lieu of Federal requirements; 
Whereas the EPA has authority under the Clean Air Act to 
regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles; 
Whereas the States of California, Connecticut, Delaware, 
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, 
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and 
Washington have elected to set vehicle emissions stand-
ards that are more stringent than otherwise applicable 
Federal vehicle emission standards and can do so based 
on principles of cooperative federalism pursuant to the 
Clean Air Act; 
Whereas Congress enacted the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act and the Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act (42 
U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), requiring the Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to set 
maximum feasible corporate average fuel economy stand-
ards with the ultimate goal of promoting energy savings 
and reducing oil consumption; 
Whereas Congress enacted legislation requiring the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to set 
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards with the ul-
timate goal of promoting energy savings and reducing oil 
consumption; 
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Whereas the Federal Government, the State of California, 
and the auto industry agreed to a coordinated set of reg-
ulations, called the One National Program, that aligned 
these light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and fuel economy 
standards as closely as possible and set achievable stand-
ards of increasing stringency through model year 2025; 
Whereas the EPA, together with the NHTSA and the Cali-
fornia Air Resources Board, collaborated on extensive 
analysis that clearly demonstrated that the existing 
standards are technically feasible and can be met at rea-
sonable cost; 
Whereas in January 2017, the EPA issued a final determina-
tion to maintain the existing GHG emissions standards 
for vehicles of model years 2022 through 2025, based on 
the extensive technical record showing the standards are 
appropriate and achievable; 
Whereas the administration must adhere to cooperative fed-
eralism principles by meeting with key State stakeholders 
before impacting their State goals on emissions and pub-
lic health; 
Whereas America’s light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and fuel 
economy standards support over 288,000 auto manufac-
turing jobs across 1,200 facilities in the United States; 
Whereas America’s light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and fuel 
economy standards are keeping United States auto com-
panies competitive globally and protecting American con-
sumers from dirtier and more costly technology, as other 
countries adopt strict clean car policies; 
Whereas transportation has now surpassed the energy sector 
as the largest source of GHG emissions in the United 
States; 
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