Diesel Engine Pollution and Mineral Recycling Legislation

House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Environment Subcommittee
2123 Rayburn

07/14/2026 at 02:00PM

Subcommittee markup.

Hearing memo

Items to be considered:

  • H.R. 2140, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025 (Reps. Matsui (D-CA) and Langworthy (R-NY)), to extend the DERA program of voluntary retrofitting or replacement of older, high-polluting diesel engines to 2029
  • H.R. 3194, Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives (LOCOMOTIVES) Act (Rep. Moolenaar)
  • H.R. 9317, Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards (BUSES) Act (Reps. Langworthy and Gottheimer), to overturn local anti-idling municipal ordinances such as NYC’s citizen enforcement policy and to block civil suits against bus-idling pollution
  • H.R. 9615, Battery Recycling for America’s Competitive Economy (BRACE) Act (Rep. Miller-Meeks)
  • H.R. 9616, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative (EMRTAI) Act of 2026 (Reps. Pfluger and Landsman) to encourage mineral extraction from Superfund sites
  • H.R. 9617, Coordinating and Harnessing America’s Recovery of Minerals (CHARM) Act (Reps. Palmer and Tonko)
  • H.R. 9618, Diesel Engine Flexibility (DEF) Act (Reps. Fedorchak and Davis (NC))