Motion to Proceed Agreed to in the Senate on May 22, 2025 · 51 Yea, 46 Nay, 3 Not Voting
Question: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 88
In plain English: This resolution would cancel the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow California to implement its Advanced Clean Cars II emissions rules. This action would prevent California from receiving a waiver that permits it to set its own vehicle pollution standards.
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 642) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibit…