H.R. 8001

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8001 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8001

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
purposes of national security, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 19, 2026

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

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
purposes of national security, 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 ``First Responders' Equipment Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING ENGINES/EQUIPMENT FOR 
NATIONAL SECURITY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the 
regulations under section 1068.225(d) of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)--
(1) to authorize--
(A) manufacturers and secondary engine 
manufacturers to request a national security exemption 
under such section 1068.225(d) for engines or equipment 
intended to be used by Federal, State, or local 
agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster 
relief, search and rescue, fire response, or emergency 
medical services; and
(B) an agency of the Federal Government responsible 
for national defense and the Department of Homeland 
Security (including the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency) to endorse a request described in subparagraph 
(A); and
(2) to specify that a request for a national security 
exemption described in paragraph (1)(A), and an endorsement of 
such a request described in paragraph (1)(B), is not required 
to specify a quantity of engines or equipment to be exempted in 
order to receive such an exemption.
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