SJRES206Referred to Committee
A joint resolution providing for 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 Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-08-05
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
SJRES
ⓘType
Sponsor

Eric Schmitt
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 76.7% (904 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$1,449k
Full profile: /officials/S001227
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Cosponsors (11)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH)Original· 2026-08-05
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)Original· 2026-08-05
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)Original· 2026-08-05
- John Barrasso (R-WY)Original· 2026-08-05
- Jon Husted (R-OH)Original· 2026-08-05
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Original· 2026-08-05
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)Original· 2026-08-05
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)· 2026-08-07
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-08-05
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksReferred To · 2026-08-05
Plain-English Summary
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Subjects
Environmental Protection
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S.J. Res. 206 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 206 Providing for 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 Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2026 Mr. Schmitt (for himself, Mr. Ricketts, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Husted, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for 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 Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles''. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles'' (74 Fed. Reg. 32744 (July 8, 2009)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>
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