{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://maloy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=78", "Rep. Maloy Joins Colleagues in Joint Resolution to Overturn FHWA\u2019s Illegal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule", "2024-02-09", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Celeste Maloy", "M001228", "maloy.house.gov", "maloy", "https://maloy.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 This week, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) joined her colleagues, led by Reps. Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Sam Graves (MO-06), on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to overturn a rule finalized in November 2023 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The rule imposes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations without Congressional authority.\n\n\u201cThis rule is yet another example of a federal agency bypassing Congress to overstep its legal authority. Their rule would make travel more difficult for my constituents, especially those who live and work in rural areas. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve joined my colleagues in opposing this unrealistic and illegal federal mandate,\u201d said Rep. Maloy, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.\n\n\u201cThis one size fits all regulation puts states with more small towns and rural communities that are not able to cut emissions by building a metro system, buying electric buses, or building miles of bike lanes between communities at a significant disadvantage. What\u2019s most galling is that this administration has implemented this rule despite having no statutory authority to do so. This is the heavy hand of the federal government run amok,\u201d said Rep. Crawford, Chairman of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee.\n\n\u201cWhile the infrastructure law included provisions to address transportation related environmental impacts and transportation resiliency, Congress considered and specifically rejected the inclusion of a GHG performance measure requirement during negotiations. The Biden administration needs to implement the law that was written \u2013 not a law that it keeps wishing had been written,\u201d said Rep. Graves, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.\n\nThis resolution was introduced by 64 Republicans in the House.\n\nBackground:\n\nIn November 2023, the FHWA finalized a rule which mandates that states with federal interstates and highways adopt stringent CO2 emissions standards. Congress has not provided the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with statutory authority to implement this proposal. It was left out of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act after thorough debate. Additionally, Utah has joined 21 other states in challenging the rule, arguing that the U.S. Department of Transportation lacks Congressional authority to impose such a regulation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"]], "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://maloy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=78"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9055801201611757, "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"}