S.J.Res. 45 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
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".
Cosponsors: 31 (0 D, 31 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-04-04
Latest action (2025-04-04): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
What S.J.Res. 45 does, in plain terms
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.)
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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