S990-119

Introduced

To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Haul Act of 2025.
  • Section id0c90ffb2c3654e6591aa49c77c286e7c: 2. Prohibition against implementing or enforcing phase 3 emission rules The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not implement or enforce...
  • Section id4c2623e015c04f56812bac3a044c0273: 3. Ensuring tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles Section 202(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)(2)) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Energy, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Energy Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2025

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Mullin, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Energy Transportation
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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