[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1435 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1435

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of 
                      internal combustion engines.

    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 ``Preserving Choice in Vehicle 
Purchases Act''.

SEC. 2. 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2023.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1435

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of 
                      internal combustion engines.