March 14, 2025
Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Ensuring tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles
(a) In general
Section 202(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)(2)) is amended—
(1)
by striking (2) Any regulation
and inserting (2)(A) Any regulation
; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(B)
Any regulation proposed or prescribed, including any revision to a regulation, under paragraph (1) on or after January 1, 2021, shall not—
(i)
mandate the use of any specific technology; or
(ii)
result in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on the type of new motor vehicle engine in such new motor vehicles.
(b) Necessary revisions to regulations
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate such revisions to regulations as may be necessary to conform such regulations to section 202(a)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act, as added by subsection (a).