What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 This bill limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with regard to regulating emissions standards for new motor vehicles. Specifically, the EPA is prohibited from prescribing a regulation related to new motor vehicle emissions standards that (1) mandates the use of any specific technology, or (2) results in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on the type of new motor vehicle engine.
Action Timeline
2025-03-27
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1317)
2025-03-14
Introduced in House
2025-03-14
Introduced in House
2025-03-14
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2165 pass?
HR.2165 is still alive. Current stage: INTRODUCED. Pass likelihood: 9%.
What does HR.2165 do?
Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 This bill limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with regard to regulating emissions standards for new motor vehicles. Specifically, the EPA is prohibited from prescribing a regulation related to new motor vehicle emissions standards that (1) mandates the use of any specific technology, or (2) results in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on the type of new motor vehicle engine.
Who sponsored HR.2165?
HR.2165 was sponsored by Tim Walberg (R-Michigan).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2165 IH: Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2165 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Bilirakis , and Mr. Allen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 . 2. Ensuring tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles (a) In general Section 202(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking (2) Any regulation and inserting (2)(A) Any regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Any regulation proposed or prescribed, including any revision to a regulation, under paragraph (1) on or after January 1, 2021, shall not— (i) mandate the use of any specific technology; or (ii) result in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on the type of new motor vehicle engine in such new motor vehicles. . (b) Necessary revisions to regulations Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate such revisions to regulations as may be necessary to conform such regulations to section 202(a)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act, as added by subsection (a).
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