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HR 609 111th Congress House

Right to Clean Vehicles Act

Official title: To permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2009 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Air qualityCaliforniaClimate change and greenhouse gasesFederal preemption
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Intergovernmental relationsMotor vehiclesState and local government operations
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Jan 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 20, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right to Clean Vehicles Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to approve the application of the state of California for a waiver of federal preemption of its motor vehicle emission standards.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 609: Right to Clean Vehicles Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-609/
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"H.R. 609: Right to Clean Vehicles Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-609/.
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H.R. 609, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-609/.
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