Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to eliminate the Section 209 waiver that lets California set motor vehicle emissions standards and to repeal Section 177 that allows other States to adopt California standards.
It voids existing and pending waivers, prohibits States from adopting standards for certain nonroad engines and vehicles, and makes conforming statutory repeals and amendments tied to those program authorities.
Highly controversial federal preemption of state environmental authority with little compromise and strong litigation risk lowers chances substantially.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive statutory rewrite executed through precise amendments to the Clean Air Act. It provides concrete, citation-level changes that would immediately alter federal-state regulatory authority on vehicle and nonroad emissions.
Environmental outcomes: liberals see rollbacks; conservatives downplay reductions
Environmental outcomes: liberals see rollbacks; conservatives downplay reductions
Likely strongly opposed.
Views the bill as a federal rollback of state authority to set stricter vehicle and nonroad emissions rules, undermining climate, air quality, and public health protections.
Mixed view.
Appreciates regulatory uniformity and reduced interstate complexity but worries about environmental backsliding and the consequences of retroactive waiver voiding.
Likely supportive.
Sees the bill as preventing California from imposing stricter standards on other states and reducing regulatory burdens on manufacturers and interstate commerce.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Highly controversial federal preemption of state environmental authority with little compromise and strong litigation risk lowers chances substantially.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Environmental outcomes: liberals see rollbacks; conservatives downplay reductions
Highly controversial federal preemption of state environmental authority with little compromise and strong litigation risk lowers chances s…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive statutory rewrite executed through precise amendments to the Clean Air Act. It provides concrete, citation-level changes that would…
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