End EPA Abuse Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9453

To amend the Clean Air Act to preserve consumer vehicle choice, protect
the electric grid, and impose limits on regulations under that Act, and
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2026

 Mr. Clyde (for himself, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Steube, Mr. Rose, Mr. Perry,
 Mr. Bost, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Fulcher, Mr.
 Moore of Alabama, Mr. Cloud, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Van Orden,
 Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Fine, Mr. Jack, Mr. Allen, Mr. Collins, Mr. Fuller,
   Mr. McCormick, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Cline, and Mr. Roy) introduced the
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to preserve consumer vehicle choice, protect
the electric grid, and impose limits on regulations under 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 ``End EPA Abuse Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 301 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all
        that follows through ``The Administrator'' in the first
        sentence of subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 301. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Regulatory Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
        Administrator''; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(2) Not later than'' and
                        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Regional offices.--Not later than''; and
                            (ii) by indenting subparagraphs (A) through
                        (C) appropriately; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Limitations on regulations.--Nothing in this Act
        authorizes the Administrator to prescribe any regulations,
        including the granting of a waiver or authorization otherwise
        authorized under this Act, if the regulation can reasonably be
        determined to--
                    ``(A) restrict or in effect restrict the sale or
                use of any type of vehicle or engine, including a new
                motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine (as
                defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal
                Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2026));
                    ``(B) require or necessitate fuel-switching at a
                power plant;
                    ``(C) reduce the reliability of the electric grid;
                    ``(D) require or necessitate the use of a
                technology that is--
                            ``(i) commercially unavailable;
                            ``(ii) cost-prohibitive or unachievable
                        independent of any subsidies, including any
                        subsidies provided directly or indirectly to
                        cover the cost of the technology or to
                        demonstrate the feasibility of the technology;
                            ``(iii) infeasible due to factors beyond
                        the control of the entity to which the
                        regulation would apply, including but not
                        limited to geographic, geologic, or climatic
                        factors, or the lack of critical enabling
                        infrastructure; or
                            ``(iv) otherwise technically, economically,
                        or practically infeasible; or
                    ``(E) otherwise significantly expand the authority
                of the Administrator beyond the intent of Congress.''.
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