H.R. 4117

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4117 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4117

To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the establishment of motor vehicle 
emission and fuel standards, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 24, 2025

Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Gill of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the establishment of motor vehicle 
emission and fuel standards, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Emissions Freedom Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Fuel emissions regulations increase costs for consumers 
and manufacturers.
(2) Overlapping and ever-changing fuel emissions standards, 
whether imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
State of California, or through Corporate Average Fuel Economy 
regulations, create long-term uncertainty for manufacturers.
(3) This fragmented regulatory environment stifles 
innovation, disrupts supply chains, and burdens manufacturers 
and businesses, especially small and medium-sized auto 
suppliers.
(4) Conflicting fuel emissions standards force 
manufacturers to comply with multiple sets of costly and 
inconsistent regulations, further reducing efficiency and 
raising production costs, which are ultimately passed onto the 
consumer.
(5) Eliminating fuel emissions standards at the Federal and 
State level will help restore regulatory certainty, lower costs 
for families, and strengthen manufacturing in the United States 
to ensure economic freedom.

SEC. 3. REPEAL AND PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN EMISSION STANDARDS.

(a) Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Under Clean Air 
Act.--
(1) Repeal of standards.--Section 202 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7521) is repealed.
(2) Preemption of state standards.--Section 209 of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``subject to 
this part'';
(B) by striking subsection (b);
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ``The preceding 
sentence shall not apply in the case of a State with 
respect to which a waiver is in effect under subsection 
(b).'';
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ``Subsection (b) 
shall not apply for purposes of this paragraph'' and 
all that follows through ``The Administrator shall 
issue'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue''; and
(E) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) 
as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
(b) Automobile Fuel Economy.--
(1) Repeal of standards.--Sections 32902 through 32918 of 
title 49, United States Code, are repealed.
(2) Preemption of state standards.--Section 32919 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``(a) General.--When an 
average fuel economy standard prescribed under 
this chapter is in effect, a State'' and 
inserting ``A State''; and
(ii) by striking ``covered by an average 
fuel economy standard under this chapter''; and
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
(3) Table of sections amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 32902 through 32918.
(c) Nullification of Standards.--Any Federal regulation issued 
pursuant to section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) or 
sections 32902 through 32918 of title 49, United States Code, or any 
State law, regulation, or executive order issued pursuant to section 
209(b) of such Act, as each such section was in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act, is hereby nullified and shall 
have no force or effect.
(d) References.--Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or pertaining to a standard established under section 202 or 209(b) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521; 7543(b)) or section 32902 through 
32918 of title 49, United States Code, is deemed void and 
unenforceable.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON FUEL EMISSION STANDARDS.

(a) Federal Preemption.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Federal 
Government may not establish, enforce, or maintain fuel emission 
standard for motor vehicles.
(b) State Prohibition.--A State, or political subdivision thereof, 
may not enforce or maintain any fuel emission standards for motor 
vehicles.
(c) Preemption of Standards.--Any Federal or State law, regulation, 
or executive order that establishes fuel emissions standards for motor 
vehicles is hereby nullified and shall have no force or effect.
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