LOCOMOTIVES Act

Bill: 119-s-1779
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2025-05-15
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1779 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 15, 2025 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Ricketts , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Risch , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act or the LOCOMOTIVES Act . 2. Prohibition on State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives Section 209(e)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(e)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking either of the following new nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this Act— and inserting any of the following nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles: ; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking which are used in construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles and which are smaller than 175 horsepower. and inserting , which are— (i) used in construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles; (ii) smaller than 175 horsepower; and (iii) subject to regulation under this Act. ; (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , which are subject to regulation under this Act after in locomotives ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (C) Locomotives or engines used in locomotives— (i) other than the locomotives and engines described in subparagraph (B); and (ii) which are engaged in commerce, which shall encompass all locomotives engaged in providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation pursuant to section 10102 of title 49, United States Code. .