End EPA Abuse Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced
Summary
Limits EPA regulatory authority by rewriting Section 301 of the Clean Air Act to add clear legal limits on what the Administrator can require. It prioritizes preserving consumer vehicle choice and protecting electric grid reliability while fixing a technology-definition baseline to January 1, 2026.
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- Consumers and car buyers keep protection from bans or effective restrictions on the sale or use of any vehicle or engine, including new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines as defined by federal regs on Jan. 1, 2026.
- Power plants and grid operators are shielded from mandates that would force fuel-switching at plants or that would reduce electric grid reliability.
- EPA rulemakers and regulated industries face new limits on technology mandates. Rules cannot require technologies that are commercially unavailable, cost-prohibitive without subsidies, infeasible because of geography or missing infrastructure, or otherwise impractical, and the bill bars actions that significantly expand the Administrator's authority beyond congressional intent.
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Limits on EPA vehicle and grid rules
This bill would bar the EPA Administrator from issuing regulations or granting waivers under the Clean Air Act when a proposed rule can reasonably be determined to meet certain limits. It would forbid rules that restrict the sale or use of any type of vehicle or engine, including a new motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine as defined in 40 C.F.R. §63.9375, as in effect on January 1, 2026. It would also block rules that would require fuel-switching at a power plant, reduce electric grid reliability, mandate technologies that are commercially unavailable or cost-prohibitive, or that would significantly expand the Administrator's authority beyond Congress's intent. This would take effect upon enactment and would mainly constrain vehicle makers, power plant operators, and utilities; households could see slower regulatory-driven changes to cars, fuels, or grid upgrades.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lee, Mike [R-UT]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 8/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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