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HR 3083 110th Congress House Environmental Protection Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Motor vehicle pollution control Standards State laws Transportation and Public Works

Tailpipe Pollution Standards Act

Introduced: July 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Jul 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tailpipe Pollution Standards Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue to the governor of each applicable state, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a decision on each request for a waiver of preemption that: (1) has been submitted by the state; and (2) is pending as of the date of enactment of this Act.

Requires the Administrator to issue to the governor of the state a decision on whether to grant a waiver of preemption for a request that is submitted after the date of enactment of this Act not later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator receives the request.

What's happening now July 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3083: Tailpipe Pollution Standards Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3083/
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