H.R. 1435 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 133 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1435 [Report No. 118–169] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2023Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Emmer, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Posey, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Roy, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Mast, Mr. Pence, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Guest, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Bost, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Owens, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Griffith, Mr. McCormick, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Allen, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Hern, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Mann, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 1, 2023Additional sponsors: Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Comer, Mr. McHenry, Ms. De La Cruz, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Estes, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Carl, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana September 1, 2023Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. 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 (B), by striking the or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking part. and inserting part, or; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) such State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, as such term is defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect January 1, 2023. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) The Administrator may not determine that any State standards amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Effect on certain existing waivers The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver 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 finds that such waiver does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1)), as added by this Act. September 1, 2023Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed