# 119-hjres-89: 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 and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

119-hjres-89, 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 and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status became_law (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-89
- 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 and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Strips EPA approval for California’s motor-vehicle and nonroad-engine low-NOX standards.** It invalidates the EPA rule covering California state motor vehicle and engine pollution standards, nonroad engine pollution standards, the Omnibus Low NOX Regulation, the waiver of federal preemption, and the EPA’s notice of decision.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22T14:09:00.000Z | senate | On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 89 | Joint Resolution Passed | 49 | 46 |
| 2025-05-22T12:59:00.000Z | senate | On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 89 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 51 | 46 |
| 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 225 | 196 |

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## Sources
- [119-hjres-89 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/89)

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