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H.R. 8079

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8079, the Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 25, 2026 by Rep. Mike Collins (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8079 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb8079/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8079 IH: Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-25
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8079  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 25, 2026   Mr. Collins  (for himself,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mrs. Luna ,  Mr. Taylor ,  Mr. Wied , and  Mr. Ezell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit the enforcement of laws relating to the installation, certification, and maintenance of emissions control devices under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition on enforcement of emissions control device laws
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including title II of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq. ), no Federal law (including regulations and Executive orders) may require a manufacturer, importer, or distributor of motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines to install, certify, or maintain any emissions control device or onboard diagnostic system on any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine.
(b)
No authority
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not promulgate or enforce any requirement under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) (including a regulation promulgated under that Act) or any other Federal law (including regulations) that requires the installation or maintenance of emissions control devices or onboard diagnostic systems on motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines.
(c)
No liability
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be subject to civil or criminal liability under any Federal law (including regulations) for the manufacture, sale, importation, purchase, use, or modification of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine that does not contain an emissions control device or onboard diagnostic system.
(d)
Repeal of regulations
Any regulation promulgated under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) or any other Federal law related to the installation, modification, or removal of emissions control devices or onboard diagnostic systems on motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines shall have no force or effect.
(e)
Vacatur; expungement
With respect to any of the conduct described in this section for which criminal or civil liability has attached—
(1)
any criminal penalty of imprisonment shall be vacated; and
(2)
any record of a finding with respect to that criminal or civil liability shall be expunged.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-25
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the enforcement of laws relating to the installation, certification, and maintenance of emissions control devices under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Collins (R) sponsors H.R. 8079, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8079 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 25, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8079 has taken 2 actions since Mar 25, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 8079 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 8079.

Titles

H.R. 8079 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the enforcement of laws relating to the installation, certification, and maintenance of emissions control devices under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8079 in 5 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Transportation, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDEX CORPORATION—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS—District of Columbia11—
CUMMINS INC—District of Columbia11—
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDEX CORPORATION12—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS11—
CUMMINS, INC.11—
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID KORKOIAN112
JACKIE KELLY112
JUSTIN KRAWCZYK112
KATHRYN KENNEDY112
LANCE MANGUM112
PAUL MCKERNAN112
ABBEY SCHROEDER111
ALEXANDRA ARENSON111
ALEXANDRA ROSEN111
CATHERINE VAN WAY111
CATIE KAWCHAK BYERS111
DANIEL HILTON111
DARRIN ROTH111
DOREEN PAREKH111
ERICA MACKAY111
HASSAN CHRISTIAN111
HENRY HANSCOM111
JONATHAN EISEN111
JONATHAN MILLER111
JULIA CONVERTINI111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
FEDEX CORPORATIONFEDEX CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$2.9M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report
CUMMINS INCCUMMINS, INC.2026 second_quarter$521.9K2nd Quarter - Report
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLCVOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC2026 second_quarter$430K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8079 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8079’s is Environmental Protection.

hr8079/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8079, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS:H.R. 8079.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H2711]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com