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substantiveMay 1, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Passage — H J RES 88 — Congressional disapproval, of the rule submitted by the EPA relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

In plain language

  • House joint resolution in the 119th Congress.
  • Revokes the waiver granted to the California Air Resources Board regarding its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II).
  • House passed it on May 1, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution revokes the waiver granted to the California Air Resources Board regarding its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations, which include new requirements for low-emission vehicles and zero-emission vehicles. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.) Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision .

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea246

Democrat: 35 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 210

Nay164

Democrat: 164

Present0

Not Voting22

Democrat: 14 · Republican: 8

How each member voted (432)

Yea (246)

Nay (164)

Not Voting (22)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.