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Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "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".

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US HJRES 211 · House Joint Resolution · 119th Congress

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Latest action
Aug 6, 2026

What it does

This joint resolution seeks to disapprove a rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that granted California a waiver to enforce its own greenhouse gas emission standards for new motor vehicles starting with the 2009 model year. If enacted, the resolution would nullify the EPA’s waiver, meaning California would lose the authority to set stricter vehicle emission standards than those established by the federal government under the Clean Air Act. The change would affect California’s ability to regulate vehicle emissions and could impact automakers producing vehicles for sale in the state. The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for further…

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  1. Introduced (Done)

    Aug 6, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Aug 6, 2026

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Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "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". | 52