Joint Resolution Passed in the Senate on May 22, 2025 · 51 Yea, 44 Nay, 5 Not Voting
Question: On the Joint Resolution 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 revokes the waiver granted to the California Air Resources Board regarding its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations, which include new requirements for low-emission vehicles and zero-emission vehicles. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.) Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engi…