← Laws

Federal · H.R. 1435 · 118th Congress

Passed · U.S. House vote · Sep 14, 2023

Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines). Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a waiver authorizing a state to adopt such standards if certain requirements are met.

First two sentences of the Congressional Research Service's summary · Congress.gov ↗

What it does

This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines).

Where it stands

Passed the House on Sep 14, 2023. Waiting on the Senate.

How your reps voted

Find your representatives to see how yours voted.

First two sentences of the Congressional Research Service's summary · Congress.gov ↗. A plain-words version comes later. Official page ↗

Your reps

Find your representatives to see how yours voted.

Latest final vote: Passed · U.S. House · Sep 14, 2023

Official record ↗
Constitution

Not yet mapped. The parts of the Constitution this bill touches appear here once an analysis is written and checked.

Want an analysis of this bill? A full analysis maps every provision it touches.

All votes2 recorded

U.S. House · Sep 14, 2023 · Final passage

On Passage · Passed

Official record ↗

By party

PartyYesNoPresentNot voting
Republican180006
Democratic6161010
Democrat0600
Independent1000
By state (48)
StateYesNoPresentNot voting
AL5001
AR4000
AZ5200
CA133900
CO1400
CT0500
DE0100
FL15702
GA7301
HI0200
IA4000
ID2000
IL31400
IN5200
KS2100
KY5100
LA4100
MA0900
MD1202
ME1001
MI6600
MN4300
MO5100
MS3100
MT1000
NC6300
NE3000
NH0100
NJ3600
NM1200
NV1300
NY71003
OH8500
OK4001
OR1300
PA8700
RI0100
SC5100
SD1000
TN7001
TX20904
UT3000
VA4300
VT0100
WA2600
WI5200
WV1000
WY1000

The breakdown counts the 370 members whose positions are loaded; the totals above are the official record's.

Party is as each member's record lists it. Counts are of recorded positions, nothing more.

Every member's vote

370 members, by last name.

Load more

From the official record of each vote. A member who left office keeps their recorded position; their page shows the years they served.

Money

Lobbying reports for this bill haven't been searched yet. They're searched for every bill with a final-passage vote.

HistorySep 14, 2023
  1. Sep 14, 2023U.S. House: On Passage · Passed ↗
  2. Sep 14, 2023U.S. House: On Motion to Recommit · Failed ↗

Recorded votes on this bill and the final action, as their sources record them. Committee and other steps without a recorded vote aren't listed; the official page has every action.

Final action

Not checked yet. The President's action on a bill appears here after the data sync looks it up.

From Congress.gov's record of the bill's actions.

Full text
Full text on Congress.gov ↗ Official bill page ↗

Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines). Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a waiver authorizing a state to adopt such standards if certain requirements are met. The bill provides that state standards that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines are not eligible for waivers. The bill also prohibits the EPA from determining that any state standards amended after the bill's enactment are within the scope of an existing waiver. Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to revoke waivers granted between January 1, 2022, and the date of enactment of this bill if the standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.

Source ↗