S 3135
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Requires the EPA Administrator to let manufacturers suspend emissions-related engine shutdown and power-reduction features when temperatures are at or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and to allow permanent suspension for farm equipment and for vehicles run primarily north of 59 degrees north latitude.
Official title: Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2026
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Senate
Introduced
06-NOV-2025
Referred
06-NOV-2025
Approved by committee
16-SEP-2026
Reported
16-SEP-2026
On the calendar
16-SEP-2026
- Directs the EPA Administrator, within 180 days of enactment, to revise Clean Air Act regulations so manufacturers may suspend emissions-control-triggered derate or shutdown functions when ambient temperatures are at or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Requires the engine to return to normal operation once temperatures rise above 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Authorizes manufacturers to permanently suspend those functions for agricultural equipment and for covered vehicles primarily operated north of 59 degrees north latitude.
- Provides that nothing in the bill waives compliance with any Clean Air Act emissions standard.
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