Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
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).
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.
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.
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.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Aug 31, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jan 13, 2025Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H96)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
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