118THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION H. R. 1435
AN ACT
To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination
of the sale of internal combustion engines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Choice in 2
Vehicle Purchases Act’’. 3
SEC. 2. STATE STANDARDS. 4
(a) A
MENDMENTS.—Section 209(b) of the Clean Air 5
Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) is amended— 6
(1) in paragraph (1)— 7
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 8
‘‘or’’ at the end; 9
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 10
‘‘part.’’ and inserting ‘‘part, or’’; and 11
(C) by adding at the end the following: 12
‘‘(D) such State standards directly or indirectly 13
limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with in-14
ternal combustion engines, as such term is defined 15
in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-16
ulations, as in effect January 1, 2023.’’; and 17
(2) by adding at the end the following: 18
‘‘(4) The Administrator may not determine that any 19
State standards amended after the date of enactment of 20
this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted 21
under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this 22
paragraph.’’. 23
(b) E
FFECT ONCERTAINEXISTINGWAIVERS.—The 24
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 25
shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the 26 3
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Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) during the period that 1
begins on January 1, 2022, and ends on the date of enact-2
ment of this Act if the Administrator finds that such waiv-3
er does not comply with subparagraph (D) of section 4
209(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1)), 5
as added by this Act. 6
Passed the House of Representatives September 14,
2023.
Attest:
Clerk. 118
TH
CONGRESS
1
ST
S
ESSION
H. R. 1435
AN ACT
To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimi-
nation of the sale of internal combustion engines.