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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8079 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8079
To prohibit the enforcement of laws relating to the installation,
certification, and maintenance of emissions control devices under the
Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2026
Mr. Collins (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Ms. Hageman, Mrs. Luna,
Mr. Taylor, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Ezell) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit the enforcement of laws relating to the installation,
certification, and maintenance of emissions control devices under the
Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diesel Truck Liberation Act of
2026''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE LAWS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.), no
Federal law (including regulations and Executive orders) may require a
manufacturer, importer, or distributor of motor vehicles or motor
vehicle engines to install, certify, or maintain any emissions control
device or onboard diagnostic system on any motor vehicle or motor
vehicle engine.
(b) No Authority.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency may not promulgate or enforce any requirement under
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) (including a regulation
promulgated under that Act) or any other Federal law (including
regulations) that requires the installation or maintenance of emissions
control devices or onboard diagnostic systems on motor vehicles or
motor vehicle engines.
(c) No Liability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person or entity shall be subject to civil or criminal liability under
any Federal law (including regulations) for the manufacture, sale,
importation, purchase, use, or modification of a motor vehicle or motor
vehicle engine that does not contain an emissions control device or
onboard diagnostic system.
(d) Repeal of Regulations.--Any regulation promulgated under the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or any other Federal law related
to the installation, modification, or removal of emissions control
devices or onboard diagnostic systems on motor vehicles or motor
vehicle engines shall have no force or effect.
(e) Vacatur; Expungement.--With respect to any of the conduct
described in this section for which criminal or civil liability has
attached--
(1) any criminal penalty of imprisonment shall be vacated;
and
(2) any record of a finding with respect to that criminal
or civil liability shall be expunged.
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