# 119-hjres-202: 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".

119-hjres-202, 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"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-202
- Congress: 119
- 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 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".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Disapproves the EPA waiver that allows California to set greenhouse gas standards for new motor vehicles from 2009 and later model years.** This bill would overturn the EPA decision to grant that waiver under the Clean Air Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cancel California car GHG waiver: mixed, high. If enacted, this resolution would cancel the EPA rule that granted California a waiver for its 2009 and later greenhouse gas standards for new motor vehicles. That waiver let California and states that follow its rules set stricter GHG limits than federal standards. Without the waiver, EPA's decisi…

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- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act

## Sources
- [119-hjres-202 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/202)

## Related
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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-202 (as of 2026-08-22).