118 HR 1435 RH: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 133118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1435[Report No. 118–169]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 8, 2023Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Emmer, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Posey, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Roy, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Mast, Mr. Pence, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Guest, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Bost, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Owens, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Griffith, Mr. McCormick, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Allen, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Hern, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Mann, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceSeptember 1, 2023Additional sponsors: Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Comer, Mr. McHenry, Ms. De La Cruz, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Estes, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Carl, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Johnson of LouisianaSeptember 1, 2023Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act.

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State standards

(a)

Amendments

Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)—(A)in subparagraph (B), by striking the or at the end;(B)in subparagraph (C), by striking part. and inserting part, or; and (C)by adding at the end the following:(D)such State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, as such term is defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect January 1, 2023.; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(4)The Administrator may not determine that any State standards amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this paragraph..(b)

Effect on certain existing waivers

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) during the period that begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enactment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1)), as added by this Act.

September 1, 2023Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed