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S.J. Res. 45 119th Congress Senate

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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards…

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 Protectio… Show full official titleShow less

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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

Introduced: April 4, 2025 Introduced by: Shelley Moore Capito Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCaliforniaClimate change and greenhouse gases
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Congressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Federal preemptionHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesMotor vehicles
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 642) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.) 

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 45: 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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-45/
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"S.J. Res. 45: 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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-45/.
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S.J. Res. 45, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-45/.
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[S.J. Res. 45: 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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-45/)
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