S. 996

119 S996 IS: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 996  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 12, 2025   Mr. Mullin  (for himself,  Mrs. Capito ,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Cassidy ,  Mr. Lee ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Sullivan ,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mr. Hoeven ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Justice , and  Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025  .
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 (A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  , or  at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
the State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines (as 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)
Scope of waivers
The Administrator may not determine that any State standard amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph is within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before that date of enactment.
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(b)
Effect on certain existing waivers
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver that was 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 of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of that section (as amended by subsection (a)(1)(D)).