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 Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Confirmation for California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years”.
Key claim: H.J.Res. 205 would disapprove the EPA rule that granted California a Clean Air Act preemption waiver for its Advanced Clean Car Program and confirmed zero-emission vehicle amendments for 2017 and earlier model years.
Abstract
(HJRES205 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-23): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Why this matters
H.J.Res. 205 extends the congressional counter-action against EPA’s California preemption waivers back to the original Advanced Clean Car Program, complementing the enacted ACC II disapproval. If passed, it would nullify federal authorization for California’s earlier low-emission and ZEV rules for 2017 and prior model years, further narrowing the state’s Clean Air Act waiver footprint that historically anchored stricter multi-state vehicle emissions standards.