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H.J.Res. 87119th CongressEnvironmental Protection
Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Sponsored by Rep. John James (R-MI) · 24 active : 23 Republicans, 1 Independent
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-15.
Where it standsBecame law66 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedApr 30, 2025
- Senate: passedMay 22, 2025
- President: Signed into lawJun 12, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution revokes waivers granted to the California Air Resources Board regarding several of its regulations, including the Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty Regulations and Maintenance Provisions. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled
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California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision
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How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On PassagePassed231 yea, 191 nayApril 30, 2025 · Roll call 111
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 58 | 14 | 24% |
| Middle | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| Insufficient data |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Air quality
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Federal preemption
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Motor carriers
- Motor vehicles
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the House breaks down
- 66Swing 70–100
- 211Middle 30–70
- 156Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 433 representatives have enough data to score. Non-voting delegates are not counted.
Key players in the House
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the House has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
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Similar past votes, House
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Cosponsors
24 activeShow all 24 cosponsors
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)
- John Joyce (R-PA-13)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3)
- Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)
- Mike Flood (R-NE-1)
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)
- J. French Hill (R-AR-2)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
- Roger Williams (R-TX-25)
- Tim Moore (R-NC-14)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)
- Michael Baumgartner
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
