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".

Key Points

• The resolution would formally disapprove the 2009 EPA decision that gave California permission to set its own greenhouse gas emission standards for new cars and trucks, stripping that waiver of any legal force.
• If enacted, California would lose the specific legal authority behind its 2009-forward vehicle greenhouse gas rules, and the roughly dozen other states that copy California's standards could see their own rules undermined too.
• Supporters of blocking the waiver generally argue that having separate state and federal vehicle emissions rules raises costs for automakers and consumers and that a single national standard would simplify the market.
• Opponents argue California needs this authority to fight climate change and reduce smog in its cities, and that revoking a 17-year-old waiver through this process raises unusual legal questions about congressional reach.