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119-s-990119th CongressWALLET

Freedom to Haul Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Introduced

Summary

Bars EPA from enforcing the Phase 3 heavy‑duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards. This bill would also stop tailpipe regulations from forcing specific vehicle technologies or from limiting the availability of new vehicles by engine type.

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  • Manufacturers: Would block the Phase 3 rule and forbid rules that mandate particular technologies, preserving the ability to produce and sell multiple engine types including diesel.
  • Fleets and drivers: Would keep access to a broader range of new heavy‑duty vehicles by engine type so buyers and operators face fewer forced shifts in vehicle technology.
  • Regulators and rulemaking: Would restrict EPA's authority to require tech mandates and would require EPA to revise affected regulations within two years to comply with the new limits.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Limits EPA truck emissions rules

If enacted, the bill would stop the EPA from implementing or enforcing the final "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy‑Duty Vehicles—Phase 3" (89 Fed. Reg. 29440, April 22, 2024). It would add a rule that EPA regulations may not require any specific technology or limit new vehicle availability by engine type. That ban would apply to regulations prescribed after Jan 1, 2021 and to rules proposed after enactment. The EPA would have two years from enactment to revise its regulations to follow this ban. Vehicle makers and fleet owners would face fewer new technology mandates. Some pollution protections tied to those rules could be reduced.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

AK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

    ND • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

    ND • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 3/12/2025

  • Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 3/13/2025

  • Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 6/9/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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