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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To amend the Clean Air Act to impose concurrence requirements prior to the adoption and enforcement of certain State emissions standards, and for other purposes.
Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Clean Air Act to impose concurrence requirements prior to the adoption and enforcement of certain State emissions standards, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Protect America from CARB Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. Concurrence required for certain State emissions standards.
(a) Concurrence required.—Section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “ and after receiving concurrence from the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transportation,” after “after notice and opportunity for public hearing,”; and
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by inserting “ and after receiving concurrence from the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transportation,” after “after notice and opportunity for public hearing,”.
(b) Applicability.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for waivers or authorizations submitted on or after the date of enactment of this Act.