H.R. 346 — Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 346 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 346

 To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of 
                      internal combustion engines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Griffith, and Mr. LaMalfa) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of 
                      internal combustion engines.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Choice in Vehicle 
Purchases Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE STANDARDS.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7543(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the ``or'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``part.'' and 
                inserting ``part, or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) such State standards directly or indirectly limit the 
        sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion 
        engines, as such term is defined in section 63.9375 of title 
        40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 
        2023.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Administrator may not determine that any State standards 
amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph are within the 
scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before the date of 
enactment of this paragraph.''.
    (b) Effect on Certain Existing Waivers.--The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver granted under 
section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) during the 
period that begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of 
enactment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiver does 
not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1)), as added by this Act.
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