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119-hr-8079119th Congress

Diesel Truck Liberation Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would bar federal rules that require the installation, certification, or maintenance of emissions control devices and onboard diagnostic systems on motor vehicles and engines. It would also shield people and companies from federal liability and erase related past federal convictions or penalties for removing or altering those systems.

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  • Vehicle owners and modifiers: Could buy, sell, import, use, or change vehicles or engines without facing federal civil or criminal liability tied to missing or altered emissions controls.
  • Manufacturers, importers, and distributors: Would no longer face federal requirements to install, certify, or maintain emissions control devices or onboard diagnostic systems.
  • Federal enforcement and records: The Environmental Protection Agency would be blocked from creating or enforcing such rules and existing federal regulations tied to these devices would be invalidated while specified prior convictions and penalties would be vacated and expunged.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Ban federal emissions device rules

If enacted, this bill would bar federal laws and agencies, including the EPA, from requiring emissions control devices or onboard diagnostic (OBD) systems on motor vehicles and engines. It would stop federal rules that make manufacturers, importers, or distributors install, certify, or maintain those systems and would invalidate related federal regulations and executive orders. The bill would remove federal civil and criminal liability for making, selling, importing, buying, using, or modifying vehicles or engines that lack these systems. It would require vacatur of prior criminal imprisonment penalties and expunge related court and agency records. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]

GA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2026

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2026

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2026

  • Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2026

  • Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2026

  • Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2026

  • Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 4/13/2026

  • Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/22/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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