Federal

Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

Source: Congress.gov · 437 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill changes the Clean Air Act to block states from creating rules that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new cars with internal combustion engines (gas-powered engines). It also requires the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel certain waivers it previously granted to states if those waivers allow state rules that limit gas-powered car sales.

Who It Affects

States and the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. The bill may also affect car manufacturers and people who want to buy vehicles.

Key Provisions

• States cannot set standards that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (Sec. 2(a)(1)(D)) • The Environmental Protection Agency Administrator cannot approve any new state standards changed after this law passes if they limit internal combustion engine vehicle sales (Sec. 2(a)(2)) • The Environmental Protection Agency Administrator must cancel any waivers granted between January 1, 2022 and the date this law is enacted if those waivers allow states to limit internal combustion engine vehicle sales (Sec. 2(b))

What Changes

If this law passes, states lose the ability to adopt rules limiting gas-powered car sales. The EPA must also revoke waivers it previously gave to states that permitted such limits.

Important Definitions

Internal combustion engine: Not specified in bill text

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

IIB 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1435 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Sep 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1435.RFS H1435 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 1435 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Choice in 2 Vehicle Purchases Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. STATE STANDARDS. 4 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 209(b) of the Clean Air 5 Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) is amended— 6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 7 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 8 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 9 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 10 ‘‘part.’’ and inserting ‘‘part, or’’; and 11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 12 ‘‘(D) such State standards directly or indirectly 13 limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with in- 14 ternal combustion engines, as such term is defined 15 in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg- 16 ulations, as in effect January 1, 2023.’’; and 17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(4) The Administrator may not determine that any 19 State standards amended after the date of enactment of 20 this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted 21 under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this 22 paragraph.’’. 23 (b) EFFECT ON CERTAIN EXISTING WAIVERS.—The 24 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 25 shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Sep 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1435.RFS H1435 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 1435 RFS Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) during the period that 1 begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enact- 2 ment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiv- 3 er does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 4 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1)), 5 as added by this Act. 6 Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2023. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Sep 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1435.RFS H1435 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB

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