Examining Legislation to Weaken the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements

House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Environment Subcommittee
2123 Rayburn

06/03/2026 at 02:00PM

The subcommittee hearing will focus on the following bills to weaken the Clean Air Act:

  • H.R. ____, Diesel Emission Fluid Flexibility Act (Rep. Fedorchak)
  • H.R. ____, To prohibit engine idling restrictions for over-the-road buses and school buses if an engine idles for less than 15 minutes, and for other purposes
  • H.R. ____, State Emissions Authority Act of 2026 (Rep. Grothman), to repeal the mandatory requirements for State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs
  • H.R. 2165, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (Rep. Walberg)
  • H.R. 3194, LOCOMOTIVES Act (Rep. Moolenaar)
  • H.R. 6200, ESSENTIAL Act (Rep. LaMalfa), to repeal rules that encourage engine start-stop technology
  • H.R. 6250, Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025 (Rep. Begich)
  • H.R. 7000, Freedom to Fuel Act (Rep. Moore), to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude a portable fuel container from the definition of a consumer or commercial product
  • H.R. 8782, PLOW Storms Act (Rep. Bergman), to include dedicated-use municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as examples of an emergency vehicle in the definition of covered fleet

The hearing also covers one bill to strengthen Clean Air Act:

  • H.R. 2140, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025 (Reps. Matsui and Langworthy)