March 12, 2025
Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Budd, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Risch, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. State standards
(a) Amendments
Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking , or
at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or
; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
the State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (as defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2023)).; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(4) Scope of waivers
The Administrator may not determine that any State standard amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph is within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before that date of enactment.
(b) Effect on certain existing waivers
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver that was granted under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) during the period that begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enactment of this Act if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of that section (as amended by subsection (a)(1)(D)).