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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Summary
What This Bill Does
H.J.Res. 87 is a signed Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution. It cancels EPA's waiver decision for a package of California heavy-duty vehicle and engine pollution standards, including warranty and maintenance provisions, Advanced Clean Trucks, zero-emission airport shuttle rules, and zero-emission power-train certification. Once the resolution is law, the EPA waiver decision cited in 88 Fed. Reg. 20688 has no force or effect, so the covered California standards cannot rely on that federal waiver.
Who Benefits and How
Heavy-duty truck manufacturers, engine manufacturers, airport shuttle operators, and fleets covered by the California rules benefit because the resolution reduces compliance burden tied to zero-emission sales, certification, warranty, and maintenance requirements. Those businesses gain relief from having to plan around the nullified waiver decision when selling or operating covered vehicles in California-linked markets.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board, and California emissions regulators bear the burden because the resolution strips legal effect from the EPA waiver decision they depended on to administer these heavy-duty vehicle pollution standards. Regulators must stop using that waiver as authority for the covered rules and must absorb the policy risk of weaker enforcement for heavy-duty vehicle emissions controls.
Key Provisions
- Repeals the legal effect of EPA's April 6, 2023 waiver decision for the listed California heavy-duty vehicle and engine pollution standards.
- Blocks enforcement reliance on the waiver for Advanced Clean Trucks, zero-emission airport shuttles, zero-emission power-train certification, and related warranty and maintenance provisions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify EPA's April 6, 2023 waiver decision allowing California to enforce heavy-duty vehicle and engine warranty, maintenance, zero-emission truck, airport shuttle, and power-train certification standards.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify EPA's April 6, 2023 waiver decision allowing California to enforce heavy-duty vehicle and engine warranty, maintenance, zero-emission truck, airport shuttle, and power-train certification standards.
Policy Domains
Single operative clause - EPA California heavy-duty vehicle waiver disapproval
Identified Gains
- Heavy-duty truck manufacturers
- Engine manufacturers
- Airport shuttle operators
- Fleet operators subject to California zero-emission rules
Identified Costs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- California Air Resources Board
- California emissions regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-15.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay …
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3102, S3105)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in …
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
California Air Resources Board, EPA vehicle-emissions waiver program
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 87
H.J.Res. 87
On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 87
Motion to Proceed to H.J. Res. 87
On Passage
Congressional disapproval, of the rule submitted by the EPA relating to “CA Motor Vehicle and Engin…
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "epa"
- → Environmental Protection Agency
- "congress"
- → Congress
- "california_regulators"
- → California Air Resources Board and California emissions regulators
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