Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-996
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act</strong> <strong>of 2025</strong></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: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 996 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2025 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mrs. Capito , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Lee , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Budd , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Daines , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Lummis , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Risch , Mr. Justice , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) 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 prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025 . 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 (A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking , or at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (D) the State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (as 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) Scope of waivers The Administrator may not determine that any State standard amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph is within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before that date of enactment. . (b) Effect on certain existing waivers The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver that was 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 of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of that section (as amended by subsection (a)(1)(D)).