# 119-hr-346: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

119-hr-346, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-346
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**Protects the nationwide availability of internal combustion engine vehicles by blocking state standards that would effectively limit their sale or use.** This bill would amend the Clean Air Act to define and bar state rules that directly or indirectly stop sales or use of new internal combustion engine vehicles and to lock in a January 1, 2023 definition from the Code of Federal Regulations.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on state gas-car bans: mixed, high. This bill would limit how states can restrict new gas cars. EPA would be blocked from granting or using Clean Air Act waivers for state rules that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new internal-combustion vehicles. “Internal combustion engine” would be fixed to the federal definition…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-346 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/346)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-346 (as of 2026-09-02).