ESSENTIAL Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6200 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6200

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
 the Secretary of Transportation to repeal or rescind certain actions, 
  initiatives, policies, and regulations related to engine idle start-
                stop technology, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2025

  Mr. LaMalfa (for himself and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
 the Secretary of Transportation to repeal or rescind certain actions, 
  initiatives, policies, and regulations related to engine idle start-
                stop technology, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Eliminating Start-Stop Engine 
Nuisance Technologies that Impair Automobile Life Act'' or the 
``ESSENTIAL Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ACTIONS, INITIATIVES, POLICIES, AND 
              REGULATIONS RELATED TO ENGINE IDLE START-STOP TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except 
subsection (b)), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency and the Secretary of Transportation--
            (1) shall, not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, repeal or rescind any action, 
        initiative, policy, or regulation of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency or the Department of Transportation that is 
        specifically designed to encourage, incentivize, promote, or 
        require manufacturers of vehicles (including cars and trucks) 
        to install or equip any such vehicle with engine idle start-
        stop technology; and
            (2) may not issue, take, or enforce any action, initiative, 
        policy, or regulation that is similar to an action, initiative, 
        policy, or regulation that is repealed or rescinded under 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of 
Transportation may not repeal or rescind any action, initiative, 
policy, or regulation if, at the determination of the Administrator or 
the Secretary, the repeal or rescission would result in increased risk 
of carbon monoxide poisoning.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of 
        Transportation shall jointly submit to Congress a report that 
        outlines how the Administrator and the Secretary are carrying 
        out subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of 
        Transportation shall jointly submit to Congress a report that 
        outlines how the Administrator and the Secretary carried out 
        subsection (a)(1).
    (d) Engine Idle Start-Stop Technology Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``engine idle start-stop technology'' means any technology 
which enables a vehicle to automatically turn off the engine when the 
vehicle comes to a rest and restarts the engine when the driver applies 
pressure to the accelerator or releases the brake.
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