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HR 978 116th Congress House

Clean and Efficient Cars Act of 2019

Official title: To preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks through model year 2025, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 19, 2019 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnergy efficiency and conservation
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Energy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresMotor fuelsMotor vehicles
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 Latest action February 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean and Efficient Cars Act of 2019

This bill provides statutory authority for rules concerning corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles with model years 2021 through 2025 and greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles (e.g., trucks) with model years 2017 through 2025. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for rules issued in 2012 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the CAFE standards and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the greenhouse gas emission standards.

NHTSA and the EPA may not take actions that could reduce the stringency of the standards.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 49
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 17, 2020
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Bera, Ami
California · Feb 27, 2020
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 4, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 24, 2020
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 19, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 19, 2019
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 19, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 19, 2019
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 14, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 3, 2019
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 14, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 5, 2019
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 25, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 25, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 25, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 25, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 25, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 13, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 13, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 13, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 13, 2019
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 13, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 13, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 13, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 13, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 13, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 13, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 8, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Feb 8, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 8, 2019
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 8, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 5, 2019
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 5, 2019
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 5, 2019
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 5, 2019
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 5, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 5, 2019
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Feb 5, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 5, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 5, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 978: Clean and Efficient Cars Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-978/
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