Govwatch

Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Mike Lee

Republican · UT · Senator

Votes with party: 75.2% (887 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Conservative Groups$383k

Full profile: /officials/L000577

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (17)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2025-03-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

Environment and Public Works CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-14
Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksReferred To · 2025-03-14

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing California's vehicle emissions standards in other states, blocking a federal rule that currently allows California to set stricter pollution limits than national standards and other states to adopt those same limits. This would affect automakers, who would no longer need to produce different vehicle models for California versus the rest of the country, and could impact air quality in states that have adopted California's standards. Environmental groups and public health advocates would likely oppose the measure, while the auto industry might support reducing manufacturing complexity.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Environmental Protection

Full bill text is not yet cached locally.

Open text view Read on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

S2970A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
Referred to Committee · 2026-09-30
S1568LIT Act of 2025
Referred to Committee · 2026-09-30
S5646Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
Referred to Committee · 2026-09-30
S5478GRANITE Act
Referred to Committee · 2026-09-23

Stop CARB Act of 2025