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To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Freedom to Haul Act of 2025 would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing or enforcing the Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles final rule published in April 2024. The bill would amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the EPA from issuing or revising regulations that mandate specific vehicle technologies or that limit the availability of new motor vehicles based on engine type. The EPA would be required to revise any existing regulations within two years to comply with these new restrictions. The legislation applies to all EPA tailpipe emission regulations issued or proposed after January 1, 2021.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
17 cosponsors
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
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Actions (2)
- Mar 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Mar 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2025
Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Daines, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, 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 “Freedom to Haul Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPLEMENTING OR ENFORCING PHASE 3 EMISSION RULES.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not implement or enforce the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3” (89 Fed. Reg. 29440 (April 22, 2024)).
SEC. 3. 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 the following:
“(2)(A) Any regulation”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Any regulation, including a revision to a regulation, prescribed under paragraph (1), including any regulation prescribed after January 1, 2021, and any regulation proposed after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 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 that new motor vehicle.”.
(b) Necessary Revisions to Regulations.—Not later than 2 years 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 those regulations to subparagraph (B) of section 202(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)(2)) (as added by subsection (a)(2)). <all>
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