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Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] · 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 · 2026-08-27 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 bill would require agreement from four Cabinet secretaries—Agriculture, Energy, Interior, and Transportation—as an added condition for certain state emissions-standard waivers or authorizations under the Clean Air Act. It would affect states seeking those permissions and would apply to requests submitted on or after the bill becomes law.
2. Concurrence required for certain State emissions standards
and after receiving concurrence from the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transportation,
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for waivers or authorizations submitted on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Protect America from CARB Act of 2026.
This Act may be cited as the Protect America from CARB Act of 2026.
Section 2 would add the same agreement requirement to two provisions of Clean Air Act section 209: subsection (b)(1) and subsection (e)(2)(A). In each, agreement from all four named secretaries would become an additional condition alongside the existing notice and opportunity for a public hearing.
Section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting and after receiving concurrence from the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transportation, after after notice and opportunity for public hearing,; and (2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by inserting and after receiving concurrence from the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transportation, after after notice and opportunity for public hearing,.
The new requirement would apply based on when a request is submitted: requests submitted on or after enactment would be covered. Requests submitted before enactment would fall outside this applicability rule.
(b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for waivers or authorizations submitted on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 8, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 27, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-08T16:30:22Z. 2026-08-27: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-08-27: Introduced in House
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