[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4117 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4117
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the establishment of motor vehicle
emission and fuel standards, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2025
Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Gill of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the establishment of motor vehicle
emission and fuel standards, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Emissions Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Fuel emissions regulations increase costs for consumers
and manufacturers.
(2) Overlapping and ever-changing fuel emissions standards,
whether imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, the
State of California, or through Corporate Average Fuel Economy
regulations, create long-term uncertainty for manufacturers.
(3) This fragmented regulatory environment stifles
innovation, disrupts supply chains, and burdens manufacturers
and businesses, especially small and medium-sized auto
suppliers.
(4) Conflicting fuel emissions standards force
manufacturers to comply with multiple sets of costly and
inconsistent regulations, further reducing efficiency and
raising production costs, which are ultimately passed onto the
consumer.
(5) Eliminating fuel emissions standards at the Federal and
State level will help restore regulatory certainty, lower costs
for families, and strengthen manufacturing in the United States
to ensure economic freedom.
SEC. 3. REPEAL AND PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN EMISSION STANDARDS.
(a) Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Under Clean Air
Act.--
(1) Repeal of standards.--Section 202 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7521) is repealed.
(2) Preemption of state standards.--Section 209 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``subject to
this part'';
(B) by striking subsection (b);
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ``The preceding
sentence shall not apply in the case of a State with
respect to which a waiver is in effect under subsection
(b).'';
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ``Subsection (b)
shall not apply for purposes of this paragraph'' and
all that follows through ``The Administrator shall
issue'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue''; and
(E) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e)
as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
(b) Automobile Fuel Economy.--
(1) Repeal of standards.--Sections 32902 through 32918 of
title 49, United States Code, are repealed.
(2) Preemption of state standards.--Section 32919 of title
49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``(a) General.--When an
average fuel economy standard prescribed under
this chapter is in effect, a State'' and
inserting ``A State''; and
(ii) by striking ``covered by an average
fuel economy standard under this chapter''; and
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
(3) Table of sections amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking the items relating to sections 32902 through 32918.
(c) Nullification of Standards.--Any Federal regulation issued
pursuant to section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) or
sections 32902 through 32918 of title 49, United States Code, or any
State law, regulation, or executive order issued pursuant to section
209(b) of such Act, as each such section was in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act, is hereby nullified and shall
have no force or effect.
(d) References.--Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of
or pertaining to a standard established under section 202 or 209(b) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521; 7543(b)) or section 32902 through
32918 of title 49, United States Code, is deemed void and
unenforceable.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON FUEL EMISSION STANDARDS.
(a) Federal Preemption.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Federal
Government may not establish, enforce, or maintain fuel emission
standard for motor vehicles.
(b) State Prohibition.--A State, or political subdivision thereof,
may not enforce or maintain any fuel emission standards for motor
vehicles.
(c) Preemption of Standards.--Any Federal or State law, regulation,
or executive order that establishes fuel emissions standards for motor
vehicles is hereby nullified and shall have no force or effect.
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