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 Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles”.

H.J.Res. 211 would nullify a 2009 EPA decision that granted California a waiver under the Clean Air Act to set its own greenhouse gas emission standards for new motor vehicles beginning with the 2009 model year. Congress is using its authority under the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8 of title 5) to disapprove this EPA action; if enacted, the waiver would have no legal force or effect.

The resolution primarily affects California's authority to enforce vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards stricter than federal requirements, as well as the roughly dozen other states that have adopted California's standards under a separate Clean Air Act provision. Automakers selling vehicles in those states would also be affected, since they would no longer need to meet the California-specific emissions standards tied to this waiver.

The bill was introduced on August 6, 2026, by Rep. Gary Palmer and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It has not yet been voted on. To take effect, it would need to pass both the House and Senate and either be signed by the President or have a presidential veto overridden by two-thirds majorities in both chambers.

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