H.R. 346

Summary

H.R. 346, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2025 by Rep. John Joyce (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 346 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 346 IH: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-13
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 346  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2025   Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania  (for himself,  Mr. Griffith , and  Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act  .
2.
State standards
(a)
Amendments
Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B), by striking the  or  at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  part.  and inserting  part, or ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
such State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, as such term is defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2023.
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
The Administrator may not determine that any State standards amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this paragraph.
 .
(b)
Effect on certain existing waivers
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) ) during the period that begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enactment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1) ), as added by this Act.

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Sponsors

Rep. John Joyce (R) sponsors H.R. 346, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

John Joyce

Rep. · R–PA-13 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025

Morgan Griffith

Rep. · R–VA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 13, 2025 · Original

Doug LaMalfa

Rep. · R–CA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 13, 2025 · Original

Russ Fulcher

Rep. · R–ID-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 10, 2025

Scott Franklin

Rep. · R–FL-18 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 3, 2025

Dan Crenshaw

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 23, 2025

Michael Turner

Rep. · R–OH-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 23, 2025

Robert Latta

R–OH-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 346 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 13, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 346 has taken 3 actions since Jan 13, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 346 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 346 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — Display Title
• Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

12 clients hired 12 firms and 156 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 346 in 42 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Government Issues, Environment/Superfund, Small Business.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 156.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 346 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 346’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 346, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 346.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H112]

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