,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #igh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #e1 #bjai,ms4 ,matsui 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to preserve appropriate and achievable ,federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks through model year #bjbe1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,clean and ,efficient ,cars ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #bjji1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7,,epa7 and the ,department of ,transportation's ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration 7,,nhtsa7 reached an historic agreement with ,state regulators1 automakers1 the ,united ,auto ,workers1 and leaders in the environmental community to establish ,one ,national ,program for ,federal standards to reduce greenhouse gas 7,,ghg7 emissions and increase corporate average fuel economy 7,,caf7 for light duty vehicles1 in cooperation and alignment with the ,california ,air ,resources ,board 7,,carb74 7#b7 ,in #bjab1 as part of ,one ,national ,program1 ,,epa established final ,,ghg emission standards for model years #bjag through #bjbe and ,,nhtsa established final ,,caf standards for model years #bjag through #bjba and augural standards for model years #bjbb through #bjbe4 7#c7 ,the agencies' standards are based on the specific footprint of vehicles to provide automotive manufacturers flexibility and ensure that consumers have a choice of a full range of vehicle sizes to meet their needs4 ,under the footprint-based system1 small vehicles must meet more stringent standards than large vehicles4 7#d7 ,a midterm evaluation of the standards for model years #bjbb through #bjbe concluded that they remain feasible for industry1 with multiple pathways for compliance1 and are appropriate for achieving the goals of cutting ,,ghg emissions and increasing fuel economy4 7#e7 ,in ,january #bjag1 ,,epa issued a final determination to maintain the existing ,,ghg emissions standards for model years #bjbb through #bjbe as prescribed by the #bjab final rule4 ,,nhtsa is currently assessing the augural ,,caf standards proposed for model years #bjbb through #bjbe and will conduct a rulemaking to prescribe final standards for those years4 7#f7 ,the final ,,ghg emission standards and augural ,,caf standards for model years #bjbb through #bjbe are projected to achieve an average overall fleet-wide emissions target of #agc grams ,,co#b per mile and an average overall fleet-wide fuel economy target of #df4c miles per gallon by the year #bjbe1 resulting in a #edj million metric ton reduction in greenhouse gases and a #a4b billion barrel reduction in oil consumption over the lifetime of these vehicles4 7b7 ,sense of congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that maintaining the ,,ghg and ,,caf standards at their current levels through model year #bjbe-- 7#a7 is essential to achieving the projected fleet wide average goals of #agc grams ,,co#b per mile and #df4c miles per gallon2 and 7#b7 will result in substantial benefits for ,american drivers1 the environment1 public health1 and energy security4 #c4 ,,nhtsa average fuel economy standards for #bjba through #bjbe ,section #cbijb7;b77#b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs3 7,d7 ,automobile fuel economy average for model years #bjba through #bjbe ,the ,secretary shall1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph1 prescribe by regulation and maintain fuel economy standards for model years #bjba through #bjbe that are at least as stringent as the final standards for #bjba and the augural standards for #bjbb through #bjbe set out in the #bjab joint ,,epa_/,,dot ,final ,rule on #bjag and ,later ,model ,year ,light-,duty ,vehicle ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions and ,corporate ,average ,fuel ,economy ,standards4 7,e7 ,restriction on revising standards or creating new loopholes ,the ,secretary may not take any action that could effectively reduce the stringency of the average fuel economy standards required to be attained by each fleet of passenger and non-passenger automobiles manufactured for sale in the ,united ,states for model years up to and including #bjbe1 including by revising the trading1 transferring1 availability1 or creation of credits4 4 #d4 ,,epa greenhouse gas emission standards through #bjbe 7a7 ,affirming standards ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency shall affirm1 under section #bjb7;a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geba7;a771 the greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles for model years #bjag through #bjbe that were published in the ,federal ,register by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration on ,october #ae1 #bjab1 in the final rule entitled #bjag and ,later ,model ,year ,light-,duty ,vehicle ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions and ,corporate ,average ,fuel ,economy ,standards 7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #fbfbc71 including such standards for model years #bjbb through #bjbe that were found by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to remain appropriate in the ,final ,determination on the ,appropriateness of the ,model ,year #bjbb-bjbe ,light-,duty ,vehicle ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions ,standards under the ,midterm ,evaluation issued in ,january #bjag4 7b7 ,restriction on ,revising ,standards or ,creating ,new ,loopholes ,the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency may not take any action that could effectively reduce the stringency of greenhouse gas emission standards required to be attained by each fleet of light-duty vehicles manufactured for sale in the ,united ,states for model years up to and including #bjbe1 including by revising the trading1 transferring1 availability1 or creation of credits4