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Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] · R–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposed joint resolution would remove the legal effect of an Environmental Protection Agency decision concerning California’s pollution standards for small off-road engines. If enacted, it would declare Congress’s disapproval of that decision and make it legally ineffective.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 640 (January 6, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The resolution targets the EPA action identified as “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision,” published on January 6, 2025, in volume 90 of the Federal Register at page 640.
the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 640 (January 6, 2025))
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 11, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 10, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-11T08:05:26Z. 2026-08-10: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-08-10: Introduced in House
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