# 119-hr-2218: Stop CARB Act of 2025

119-hr-2218, Stop CARB Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2218
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop CARB Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Removes California's special authority to set vehicle and engine emission rules.** This bill would end the Clean Air Act waiver process and bar any State or local government from adopting or enforcing emissions standards for nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles that go beyond or conflict with federal standards. - California state agencies and the California Air Resources Board would lose the waiver pathway and the Section 177 authority to adopt separate motor vehicle standards. - All waivers issued under Clean Air Act section 209(b) before enactment would be terminated and pending waiver applications would be denied. - Manufacturers of construction equipment, farm vehicles, and locomotive engines would face only federal standards rather than a separate California set of rules.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- End California-only car emission rules: mixed, high. This bill would end California’s special Clean Air Act waivers. All past waivers would be canceled, and any pending requests would be treated as denied, as of enactment. It would also repeal the laws that let California use its own motor-vehicle standards and let other states copy them, and remove…
- Block state emission rules for equipment and trains: mixed, medium. This bill would bar states and cities from setting or enforcing emission rules for nonroad engines. It would cover construction equipment, farm machinery, and new locomotives and locomotive engines. The ban would apply upon enactment. Makers and users of this equipment could face fewer state rules…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2218)

## Related
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2218 (as of 2026-09-21).