Blocking California's Stricter Car Pollution Rules
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is the next group that must act on this resolution. It has not moved since it was sent to the committee on August 5, 2026. Most bills like this do not receive a committee vote and often stall at this stage.
This resolution faces a difficult path because it challenges a major agency rule that likely has the support of the current administration. It would need a large majority to pass and avoid a veto.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Car dealers and independent auto shops would see regulatory rules simplify if California's tougher standards are struck down, since manufacturers would only have to meet one national standard instead of separate rules for California and the states that copy it. But dealers who have already invested in electric vehicle inventory or charging infrastructure to meet California's Advanced Clean Cars II targets could be left with unsold stock or wasted investment.
“such rule shall have no force or effect”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A joint resolution providing for 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; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
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