Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to overturn a federal agency rule. If both the House and Senate pass it and the President signs it, the targeted EPA rule would be nullified and have no force or effect. The law also stops the agency from reissuing a substantially similar rule unless Congress later authorizes it. The CRA process in Congress is handled on an expedited track with limited debate.
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles (74 Fed. Reg. 32744 (July 8, 2009)).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
CRA disapproval resolutions proceed under an expedited process in Congress and are not subject to a Senate filibuster, so they require only a simple majority in each chamber; after passage they are presented to the President for signature or veto.
This joint resolution would use chapter 8 of title 5 (the Congressional Review Act framework) to disapprove an EPA rule that granted California a Clean Air Act waiver.
The targeted EPA rule is the 2009 waiver allowing California to set greenhouse gas standards for new motor vehicles (2009 and subsequent model years).
If enacted, the resolution states the EPA rule "shall have no force or effect." The measure was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Very narrow text aids passage in a sympathetic House, but high controversy, state pushback, and Senate hurdles lower overall chance.
Relative to its intended legislative type (a substantive repeal of an agency rule via the Congressional Review Act), this bill is structurally concise and legally specific about the immediate effect (disapproval and nullification of the named EPA waiver decision).
Climate and public-health protections vs regulatory relief for automakers
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Climate and public-health protections vs regulatory relief for automakers
Likely opposes the resolution as a rollback of state authority and a weakening of vehicle greenhouse gas regulation.
Views California's waiver as an important tool for stronger climate and public-health protections.
Would be concerned the resolution reduces ambition on vehicle emissions and sets a negative precedent for federal interference with state environmental standards.
Mixed view: recognizes benefits of national uniformity for industry but worries about climate impacts and state–federal balance.
Would want clarity on legal authority and practical effects.
Likely to favor negotiation toward a single strong, achievable federal standard rather than a blunt disapproval without replacement.
Likely supports the resolution as a way to limit California's exceptional regulatory power and reduce burdens on the auto industry.
Views federal disapproval as promoting uniform national rules and reducing costly patchwork regulation.
May still prefer a clear federal standard to avoid marketplace uncertainty.
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Very narrow text aids passage in a sympathetic House, but high controversy, state pushback, and Senate hurdles lower overall chance.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Climate and public-health protections vs regulatory relief for automakers
Very narrow text aids passage in a sympathetic House, but high controversy, state pushback, and Senate hurdles lower overall chance.
Relative to its intended legislative type (a substantive repeal of an agency rule via the Congressional Review Act), this bill is structurally concise and legally specific about the immediate effect (disapproval and nul…
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