S.J.Res. 45: A joint resolution providing for 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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-04 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Official title

A joint resolution providing for 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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

Plain summary

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 642) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)

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Official text

A joint resolution providing for 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 and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · 31 cosponsors

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Deb Fischer (R-NE), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), James C. Justice (R-WV), John Kennedy (R-LA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), John Barrasso (R-WY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Roger Marshall (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Todd Young (R-IN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jon Husted (R-OH), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Cornyn (R-TX), James Lankford (R-OK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Agencies named in this bill

Environmental Protection Agency: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sjres45.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong119-sjres45 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills