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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7849

Introduced

Farm Equipment Safety Act

Sponsor
RVictoria Spartz· Indiana
Introduced
March 5, 2026
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.March 5, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7849 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7849

To amend the Clean Air Act to exempt nonroad engines and vehicles that 
are used for agricultural purposes from the emission standards of that 
Act, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 5, 2026

Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to exempt nonroad engines and vehicles that 
are used for agricultural purposes from the emission standards of that 
Act, 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 ``Farm Equipment Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF NONROAD FARM ENGINES AND VEHICLES FROM CLEAN AIR 
ACT EMISSION STANDARDS.

Section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7547) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``(e) Exemption.--The standards under this section do not apply to 
emissions from nonroad engines and nonroad vehicles that are used for 
agricultural purposes.''.
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