S. 1779

Summary

S. 1779, the LOCOMOTIVES Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 15, 2025 by Sen. Joni Ernst (R) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on May 15, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 1779 has 19 co-sponsors.

119 S1779 IS: Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-15
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1779
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 15, 2025
  Ms. Ernst  (for herself,  Mr. Daines ,  Mr.
  Cramer ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr.
  Ricketts ,  Mrs. Fischer ,
  Mr. Risch ,  Mr.
  Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Sheehy ,
  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr.
  Crapo , and  Mr. Scott of South
  Carolina ) 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 prohibit State standards relating to the
  control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for
  other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act   or the   LOCOMOTIVES Act  .
2.
Prohibition on State standards relating to the control of emissions from
  existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives
Section 209(e)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(e)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  either of the following new nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this Act—  and inserting  any of the following nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles: ;
(2)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  which are used in construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles and which are smaller than 175 horsepower.  and inserting
, which are—
(i)
used in construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles;
(ii)
smaller than 175 horsepower; and
(iii)
subject to regulation under this Act.
  ;
(3)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting  , which are subject to regulation under this Act  after  in locomotives ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Locomotives or engines used in locomotives—
(i)
other than the locomotives and engines described in subparagraph (B); and
(ii)
which are engaged in commerce, which shall encompass all locomotives engaged in providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation pursuant to section 10102 of title 49, United States Code.
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A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Joni Ernst (R) sponsors S. 1779, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Joni Ernst

Sen. · R–IA · Sponsor

Introduced May 15, 2025

John Barrasso

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Kevin Cramer

Sen. · R–ND · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Mike Crapo

Sen. · R–ID · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Steve Daines

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Deb Fischer

Sen. · R–NE · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Cynthia Lummis

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

Pete Ricketts

Sen. · R–NE · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

James Risch

Sen. · R–ID · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 1779 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works

Environment and Public Works

Referred To · May 15, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 1779 has taken 2 actions since May 15, 2025.

Votes

S. 1779 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1779, as Identical bill.

HR 3194LOCOMOTIVES ActJul 14, 2026 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 1779 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• LOCOMOTIVES Act — Display Title
• LOCOMOTIVES Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named S. 1779 in 16 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 Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1779 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1779’s is Environmental Protection.

Legislative Subjects

S. 1779 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Air quality to State and local government operations.

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