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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4931 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4931
To amend the Clean Air Act to preserve consumer vehicle choice, protect
the electric grid, and impose limits on regulations under that Act, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to preserve consumer vehicle choice, protect
the electric grid, and impose limits on regulations under that 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 ``End EPA Abuse Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION.
Section 301 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and heading and all
that follows through ``The Administrator'' in the first
sentence of subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 301. ADMINISTRATION.
``(a) Regulatory Authority.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
Administrator''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``(2) Not later than'' and
inserting the following:
``(2) Regional offices.--Not later than''; and
(ii) by indenting subparagraphs (A) through
(C) appropriately; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Limitations on regulations.--Nothing in this Act
authorizes the Administrator to prescribe any regulations,
including the granting of a waiver or authorization otherwise
authorized under this Act, if the regulation can reasonably be
determined--
``(A) to restrict or in effect 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 section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2026));
``(B) to require or necessitate fuel-switching at a
power plant;
``(C) to reduce the reliability of the electric
grid;
``(D) to require or necessitate the use of a
technology that is--
``(i) commercially unavailable;
``(ii) cost-prohibitive or unachievable
independent of any subsidies, including any
subsidies provided directly or indirectly to
cover the cost of the technology or to
demonstrate the feasibility of the technology;
``(iii) infeasible due to factors beyond
the control of the entity to which the
regulation would apply, including geographic,
geologic, or climatic factors, or the lack of
critical enabling infrastructure; or
``(iv) otherwise technically, economically,
or practically infeasible; or
``(E) to otherwise significantly expand the
authority of the Administrator beyond the intent of
Congress.''.
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