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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9083

Introduced

State Emissions Authority Act of 2026

Sponsor
RGlenn Grothman· Wisconsin
Introduced
June 2, 2026
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.June 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9083 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9083

To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory requirements for 
State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, and for other 
purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. 
Fulcher, Mr. Bost, Mr. Baird, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory requirements for 
State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, 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 ``State Emissions Authority Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MANDATORY STATE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND 
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 118 (42 U.S.C. 7418), by striking 
subsections (c) and (d);
(2) in section 182 (42 U.S.C. 7511a)--
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as new 
subparagraph (B);
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking paragraph (1)(D)(iv); and
(ii) by striking paragraph (4) and 
redesignating paragraph (5) as new paragraph 
(4);
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ``Except as otherwise specified in 
paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``Except as 
otherwise specified in paragraph (3)''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and 
redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as 
new paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; 
and
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ``paragaphs (6), 
(7) and (8)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7)'';
(3) in section 184(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 7511c(b)(1)), by 
striking ``the following'' and all that follows through 
``implementation'' and inserting ``implementation''; and
(4) in section 187(a) (42 U.S.C. 7512a(a))--
(A) by striking paragraph (4);
(B) by striking paragraph (6); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as new 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
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