{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-barry-moore-supports-legislation-preserve-americans-choice-vehicle", "Rep. Barry Moore supports legislation to preserve Americans' choice in vehicle purchases", "2023-09-15", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Barry Moore", "M001212", "barrymoore.house.gov", "barrymoore", "https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) voted in favor of H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. This legislation prevents the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using vehicle emission standard waivers as a tool to restrict or ban the sale and use of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.\n\n\u201cAmerican families should be the ones deciding which vehicle works for them - not wealthy environmentalists,\" said Moore. \"Proposals like California's ban on gas vehicles strain our already-exhausted electrical grid and force folks to purchase vehicles that cost $4,600 more on average. Thanks to Biden's inflation crisis, most Americans don't have that kind of money to spend.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nIn August 2022, the California Air Resources Board instated its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) regulation, which mandates all light-duty vehicle sales to be classified as \u201czero emission\u201d by the year 2035. However, the implementation of this regulation is dependent on the EPA's approval of a specific waiver. Following this, in March 2023, the EPA granted California two waivers, allowing the state to enforce stricter emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles than those mandated federally. The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act emerges as a direct response to California's anticipated application to the EPA for another waiver, aiming to execute its ACCII regulation on consumers.\n\nClick here to learn more.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-barry-moore-supports-legislation-preserve-americans-choice-vehicle"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.360905822366476, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}