119th Congress

S.J.Res. 47

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 and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

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Sponsor: M001190
Introduced: Apr 4, 2025
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Committees: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Official text: Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (13)

Original cosponsors (2)

Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Added later (11)

James C. Justice (R-WV) · Apr 8, 2025
James Lankford (R-OK) · Apr 8, 2025
Mike Crapo (R-ID) · Apr 8, 2025
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Apr 29, 2025
John Kennedy (R-LA) · Apr 29, 2025
Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · Apr 29, 2025
Mike Lee (R-UT) · Apr 29, 2025
Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Apr 29, 2025
Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Apr 29, 2025
Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) · May 5, 2025
Jerry Moran (R-KS) · May 5, 2025

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘Omnibus’ Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 643) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Omnibus Low NOX regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

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Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate