Restoration of core environmental protections
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(a) Immediate reinstatement Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the Administrator) shall reinstate, in full force and effect, all regulations, guidance, and enforcement programs in effect on January 19, 2025, relating to— (1) greenhouse gas emissions from electric generating units under subpart TTTT of part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) methane emissions and volatile organic compounds from oil and gas sources under subparts OOOOb and OOOOc of part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; (3) the mercury and air toxics standard under subpart UUUUU of part 63 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; (4) the greenhouse gas reporting program under part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; (5) national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants under part 63 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; (6) national ambient air quality standards for PM 2.5 under parts 50, 53, and 58 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and (7) vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles under parts 86, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1054, and 1065 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Prohibition on deregulatory delays Neither the President, the Administrator, nor any other Federal official may delay, suspend, repeal, weaken, or grant exemptions to any regulation described in subsection (a) unless the modification is explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress.