S.J.Res. 46 · Where this bill is now
Became law through another bill
Its text was included in H.J.Res. 87, Public Law 119-15 (per the Congressional Research Service). This bill number itself: In committee.
See H.J.Res. 87 on Congress.gov ↗
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRejects EPA waiver for California vehicle emissions rules
This joint resolution would cancel a decision the Environmental Protection Agency made in April 2023 to grant California permission to enforce its own vehicle emission standards. Under federal clean air law, California can ask for a waiver that lets it set emission rules that differ from federal ones, and the EPA approved several of those requests, including rules for heavy-duty vehicles and engines. This resolution would undo that approval.
How it affects you
If this passes, California would no longer be able to enforce the emission standards it requested the waiver for. Trucking companies and vehicle manufacturers operating in California would be affected, since they'd have to follow federal emission rules instead of California's stricter standards. The official summary doesn't spell out effects on individual consumers or other groups.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 4, 2025)
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (88 Fed. Reg. 20688) and published on April 6, 2023. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver several of its regulations, including the Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty Regulations and Maintenance Provisions. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.J.Res. 46
JOINT RESOLUTION
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; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Sponsor: Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) · Introduced Apr 4, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 4, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”