Sen. Whitehouse Introduces Bill Requiring Two-Thirds Vote for Air Pollution Exemptions
The No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Part of: story →This bill significantly limits executive power and requires a very high vote count for approval, which usually faces strong opposition from the sitting administration.
Federal agencies currently can receive executive exemptions from certain Clean Air Act requirements for their operations. This bill would make those exemptions far harder to obtain by requiring a two-thirds congressional vote, potentially forcing agencies to invest more in pollution controls or alter operations at federally owned facilities. This could increase compliance costs and administrative burden for federal operations.
“The President may, subject to the enactment of a joint resolution under section 330 authorizing the exemption, exempt any emission source of any department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch from compliance with such a requirement”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026
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