H.J.Res. 136 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".
Cosponsors: 129 (0 D, 129 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2024-05-01
Latest action (2024-09-23): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
What H.J.Res. 136 does, in plain terms
This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles and published by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 18, 2024. The rule established and modified requirements for certain light-duty or medium-duty vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, and sports utility vehicles that are under a certain weight), including requirements related to (1) emission standards, such as a greenhouse gas emission standard; (2) the durability of batteries for certain electric and hybrid vehicles; and (3) measuring fuel economy.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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