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HJRES211Referred to Committee

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-06
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HJRES
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Sponsor

Gary J. Palmer
Gary J. Palmer
Republican · AL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (634 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000609

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-08-06

Source: Congress.gov

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  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-08-06

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 211 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 211 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2026 Mr. Palmer submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles'' (74 Fed. Reg. 32744 (July 8, 2009)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>
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