[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 65 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 65
Supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States
and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to
protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2019
Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Barragan,
Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Torres of California,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Rush, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Cleaver, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Meng, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Higgins of New York,
Mr. Ryan, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Sires, Mr. Engel, Ms. Hill of California,
Mr. Nadler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Ted Lieu of California,
Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Rouda, Mr.
Welch, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Mr. Case, Mr. Levin of California, Ms. Jayapal, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr. Costa, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cisneros, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Bass, Ms. Porter, Mr. Takano, Mr. Casten of
Illinois, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Bera, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Khanna, Mr. Foster, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cox of California, Mr.
Cardenas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Himes, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Correa,
Mr. Gomez, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Speier, Mr. Evans, and Mr.
Scott of Virginia) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States
and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to
protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution.
Whereas Congress enacted the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), which
requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set
standards controlling air pollutant emissions from motor vehicles to
prevent the endangerment of public health and welfare;
Whereas motor vehicle pollution contributes to serious health problems faced by
the people of the United States, including--
(1) asthma attacks;
(2) heart attacks;
(3) lung cancer; and
(4) premature death;
Whereas through climate change, greenhouse gas (referred to in this preamble as
``GHG'') emissions from motor vehicles contribute to other health
burdens, including--
(1) worsened air pollution;
(2) extreme heat;
(3) increased spread of infectious diseases; and
(4) exacerbated natural disasters;
Whereas all people of the United States are vulnerable to the health impacts of
GHGs, but many individuals and communities are at a greater risk of
experiencing those impacts, including--
(1) children;
(2) the elderly;
(3) individuals with lung and heart disease;
(4) low-income communities; and
(5) communities of color;
Whereas recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and
the United States Global Change Research Program affirm the need to
mitigate climate change and its impacts;
Whereas section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) preserves the
authority of the State of California to set vehicle emissions standards
that, in the aggregate, are at least as protective of public health and
welfare as applicable Federal vehicle emissions standards;
Whereas section 177 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7507) allows States other
than California to adopt the standards, which are, in the aggregate, at
least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable Federal
vehicle emissions standards, set by California in lieu of the Federal
requirements;
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this preamble as the
``EPA'') has authority under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)
to regulate GHG emissions from vehicles;
Whereas the States of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington have exercised the authority to
adopt, pursuant to the rights of those States preserved under section
177 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7507), vehicle emissions standards
adopted by California that are, in the aggregate, at least as protective
of public health and welfare as the otherwise applicable standards set
by the Federal Government;
Whereas the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) and the
Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 1498) require
the Secretary of Transportation to set maximum feasible corporate
average fuel economy standards, with the ultimate goal of promoting
energy savings and reducing oil consumption;
Whereas the Federal Government, the State of California, and the automobile
industry have agreed to a coordinated set of regulations, known as the
``One National Program'', that--
(1) aligns, as closely as possible, the model years 2012 and later
Federal light-duty vehicle GHG emissions standards and fuel economy
standards with the light-duty vehicle GHG emissions standards adopted by
California; and
(2) sets achievable standards for light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and
fuel economy that increase in stringency through model year 2025;
Whereas the EPA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the
California Air Resources Board have collaborated on an extensive
analysis that clearly demonstrates that the Federal GHG emission
standards and the Federal fuel economy standards adopted in 2012 for
model years 2017-2025--
(1) can be met with a wide range of technologies;
(2) are expected to be met with advanced gasoline technologies; and
(3) will accommodate contemporary consumer purchasing trends;
Whereas, in January 2017, the Administrator of the EPA issued a final
determination to maintain the existing GHG emissions standards for
vehicles of model year 2022 through 2025, based on the extensive
technical record showing that those standards are appropriate and
achievable;
Whereas the light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and fuel economy standards of the
United States--
(1) support more than 288,000 automobile manufacturing jobs across
1,200 facilities in the United States;
(2) keep automobile companies in the United States globally competitive
as other countries adopt strict clean vehicle emissions standards; and
(3) protect consumers in the United States from dirtier and more costly
technology;
Whereas the transportation sector has surpassed the energy sector as the largest
source of GHG emissions in the United States;
Whereas the light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and fuel economy standards of the
United States, if fully implemented through model year 2025, will--
(1) reduce the consumption of oil in the United States by 2,400,000
barrels per day;
(2) save consumers in the United States $130,000,000,000 at the gas
pump by 2030; and
(3) reduce GHG emissions in the United States by 470,000,000 metric
tons by 2030;
Whereas the light-duty vehicle GHG emissions and fuel economy standards of the
United States protect low-income communities and communities of color
from being disproportionately affected by public health and economic
burdens; and
Whereas 87 percent of people in the United States--
(1) support maintaining strong clean vehicle emissions standards; and
(2) want automakers to continue to improve fuel economy for all types
of vehicles: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) supports the existing set of regulations, known as the
``One National Program'', which contains the goals of--
(A) reducing greenhouse gas (referred to in this
resolving clause as ``GHG'') emissions and oil usage;
(B) protecting national security; and
(C) protecting human health and welfare; and
(2) to meet those goals, supports policies that--
(A) achieve maximum feasible reductions in oil use;
(B) reduce GHG emissions from mobile sources;
(C) recognize the rights and importance of States
under cooperative federalism to choose to set and
follow vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) that are stronger than
those set by the Federal Government; and
(D) ensure that the President, the Secretary of
Transportation, and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency solicit input from
State parties impacted by any changes to the existing
GHG emissions standards for light-duty vehicles and the
associated standards for corporate average fuel
economy.
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