HJRES 88
Became law
Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's January 2025 decision that let California enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II vehicle emissions standards, so that rule has no legal effect.
Official title: 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".
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
02-APR-2025
Referred
02-APR-2025
On the calendar
28-APR-2025
Passed
01-MAY-2025
Senate
Received
21-MAY-2025
On the calendar
21-MAY-2025
Passed
22-MAY-2025
President
Presented
06-JUN-2025
Signed
12-JUN-2025
Became law
12-JUN-2025
- Disapproves under the Congressional Review Act the EPA rule published at 90 Fed. Reg. 642 on January 6, 2025, relating to California's Advanced Clean Cars II standards and a waiver of preemption
- States that the rule shall have no force or effect
- Takes effect as a joint resolution of disapproval, with the rule treated as having no legal effect
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 12-JUN-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
Environmental Protection
■ 40 R■ 1 I
40 Republicans
- Brian Babin
- Troy Balderson
- Michael Baumgartner
- Cliff Bentz
- Stephanie I. Bice
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Dan Crenshaw
- Neal P. Dunn
- Mike Flood
- Vince Fong
- Russ Fulcher
- Craig A. Goldman
- Lance Gooden
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Glenn Grothman
- Diana Harshbarger
- J. French Hill
- Bill Huizenga
- Wesley Hunt
- John James
- Mike Kelly
- Doug LaMalfa
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Robert E. Latta
1 Independent
congress.gov page
Public Law (13-JUN-2025)
Received in Senate (21-MAY-2025)
Engrossed in House (01-MAY-2025)
Introduced in House (02-APR-2025)
Enrolled Bill
House: On passage Passed, 246-164, 01-MAY-2025
Senate: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in..., 51-46, 21-MAY-2025
Senate: Passed Senate without amendment, 51-44, 22-MAY-2025