H.J.Res. 202House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Providing 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 Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".

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This joint resolution uses the congressional‑disapproval authority in the Administrative Procedure Act to reject an EPA decision that allowed California to enforce its own vehicle greenhouse‑gas standards starting with the 2009 model year and beyond. By disapproving the rule, Congress aims to prevent California’s standards from applying and to keep the federal emissions program uniform across all states.

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Congress formally disapproves the EPA’s rule that granted California a waiver to set its own greenhouse‑gas emission standards for new motor vehicles, and declares that the rule shall have no legal effect.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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July 18, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 18, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. J. RES. 202

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 18, 2026

Ms. Hageman submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

JOINT RESOLUTION

Providing 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 Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles (74 Fed. Reg. 32744 (July 8, 2009)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.