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Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025
4/3/2025, 1:23 PM
Summary of Bill S 996
The bill seeks to address concerns about the potential elimination of internal combustion engine vehicles, which are currently the most common type of vehicles on the road. By amending the Clean Air Act, the bill aims to ensure that regulations and policies do not lead to the phasing out of these vehicles in favor of alternative technologies.
The specific details of the bill include provisions that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the impact on internal combustion engine vehicles when developing regulations related to air quality and emissions standards. The bill also includes measures to promote research and development of technologies that can improve the environmental performance of internal combustion engines. Overall, the goal of Bill 119 s 996 is to strike a balance between environmental concerns and the continued availability of internal combustion engine vehicles. By making changes to the Clean Air Act, the bill aims to ensure that regulations support the coexistence of different types of vehicles on the road while also promoting innovation in the automotive industry.
Congressional Summary of S 996
Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025
This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines).
Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a waiver authorizing a state to adopt such standards if certain requirements are met.
The bill provides that state standards that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines are not eligible for waivers. The bill also prohibits the EPA from determining that any state standards amended after the bill's enactment are within the scope of an existing waiver.
Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to revoke waivers granted between January 1, 2022, and the date of enactment of this bill if the standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.
