[Senate Document 118-3]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




118th Congress, 1st Session--------------------Senate Document 118-3
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                           VETO--S.J. RES. 11

                                (PM 15)

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

                               returning

 WITHOUT MY APPROVAL S.J. RES. 11, A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD DISAPPROVE 
 THE RULE ENTITLED ``CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES: 
               HEAVY-DUTY ENGINE AND VEHICLE STANDARDS''

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                 June 14, 2023.--Ordered to be printed
                 
To the Senate of the United States:

    I am returning herewith without my approval S.J. Res. 11, a 
resolution that would disapprove the rule entitled ``Control of 
Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and 
Vehicle Standards.''
    This rule amends the Environmental Protection Agency's 
heavy-duty emissions control program--including its standards, 
test procedures, and other requirements--to further reduce the 
air quality impacts of heavy-duty engines. The rule cuts 
pollution, boosts public health, and advances environmental 
justice in communities across the country. It will prevent 
hundreds, if not thousands, of premature deaths; thousands of 
childhood asthma cases; and millions of missed school days 
every year.
    The resolution would deny communities these health benefits 
by resulting in weaker emissions standards for heavy-duty 
vehicles and engines, which are significant sources of 
pollutants that threaten public health. If enacted, the 
resolution would squander $36 billion in benefits to society--
and an opportunity to lead on the defining crisis of our time.
    Therefore, I am vetoing this resolution.

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, June 14, 2023.

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