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H.J.Res. 88119th 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; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Sponsored by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) · 41 active : 40 Republicans, 1 Independent
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-16.
Where it standsBecame law33 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedMay 1, 2025
- Senate: passedMay 22, 2025
- President: Signed into lawJun 12, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution revokes the waiver granted to the California Air Resources Board regarding its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations, which include new requirements for low-emission vehicles and zero-emission vehicles. (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
California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; 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 PassagePassed246 yea, 164 nayMay 1, 2025 · Roll call 114
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 30 | 13 | 43% |
| Middle | 179 | 14 | 8% |
| Entrenched | 194 | 8 | 4% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal preemption
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Motor vehicles
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 64Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
41 activeShow all 41 cosponsors
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)
- John James (R-MI-10)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3)
- Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)
- Brian Babin (R-TX-36)
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
- Mike Flood (R-NE-1)
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)
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.
