Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

Bill: 119-hr-346
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2025-01-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines). </p> <p>Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a waiver authorizing a state to adopt such standards if certain requirements are met. </p> <p>The bill provides that state standards that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines are not eligible for waivers. The bill also prohibits the EPA from determining that any state standards amended after the bill's enactment are within the scope of an existing waiver.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to revoke waivers granted between January 1, 2022, and the date of enactment of this bill if the standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 346 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2025 Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Griffith , and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act . 2. State standards (a) Amendments Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking part. and inserting part, or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) such State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, as such term is defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2023. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) The Administrator may not determine that any State standards amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Effect on certain existing waivers The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) ) during the period that begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enactment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1) ), as added by this Act.