Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2026
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026
What it does
The Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025 would require the EPA Administrator to revise Clean Air Act regulations within 180 days of enactment to allow manufacturers of on-highway and nonroad diesel vehicles to temporarily suspend engine derate or shutdown functions triggered by emissions control faults when temperatures are at or below 0°C, provided normal emissions controls resume above that temperature and continued operation is necessary to prevent danger or loss of essential services in remote cold-weather areas. The bill would also grant year-round exemptions from diesel exhaust fluid system requirements for vehicles primarily operated north of 59°N latitude or in areas where…
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