H.R. 7849

Summary

H.R. 7849, the Farm Equipment Safety Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 5, 2026 by Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7849 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7849 IH: Farm Equipment Safety Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-05
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7849  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 5, 2026   Mrs. Spartz  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to exempt nonroad engines and vehicles that are used for agricultural purposes from the emission standards of that Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Farm Equipment Safety Act  .
2.
Exemption of nonroad farm engines and vehicles from Clean Air Act emission standards
Section 213 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7547 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)
Exemption
The standards under this section do not apply to emissions from nonroad engines and nonroad vehicles that are used for agricultural purposes.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) sponsors H.R. 7849, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Victoria Spartz

Rep. · R–IN-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026

Barry Moore

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2026

Mark Harris

Rep. · R–NC-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7849 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Mar 5, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7849 has taken 2 actions since Mar 5, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7849 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7849 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Farm Equipment Safety Act — Display Title
• Farm Equipment Safety Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Clean Air Act to exempt nonroad engines and vehicles that are used for agricultural purposes from the emission standards of that Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7849 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

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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 H.R. 7849 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7849’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7849, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. SPARTZ:H.R. 7849.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2473]

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