{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/schmitt-leads-effort-to-repeal-californias-vehicle-emission-standards-limiting-consumer-choice-raising-costs-for-american-families/", "Schmitt Leads Effort to Repeal California\u2019s Vehicle Emission Standards Limiting Consumer Choice, Raising Costs for American Families", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Eric Schmitt", "S001227", "www.schmitt.senate.gov", "schmitt", "https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "Joins Colleagues in Introducing Additional CRAs to Overturn California\u2019s Burdensome Regulations\n\nU.S. SENATE \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s(EPA) 2009 waiver allowing California to establish its own motor vehicle emissions standards. Senator Schmitt also joined Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Jon Husted (R-OH) in introducing three additional CRA resolutions overturning separate EPA waivers that have allowed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to impose its climate alarmist regulatory agenda beyond California\u2019s borders. These CRA resolutions would bar EPA from granting substantially similar waivers to California, or any other state, preventing future administrations from re-instating these burdensome regulations.\n\nTogether, the four resolutions target California\u2019s Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) mandate, the Advanced Clean Cars I (ACC I) program, the 2022 reinstatement of the ACC I waiver, and the 2009 EPA waiver that first allowed California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.\n\n\u201cCalifornia\u2019s burdensome emissions requirements continue to punish American manufacturers, reduce consumer choice, and raise prices for American families. One state should not have the power to set national policy and dictate what products Americans use far beyond its borders. Overturning these climate alarmist rules will not only restore common sense, but also prevent a future administration from attempting to grant similar waivers. I\u2019m proud to lead the Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the EPA-California State Motor Vehicle Control Standards Waiver and join Senators Ricketts, Husted, and Lummis in our effort to help make life more affordable for American families,\u201d said Senator Schmitt.\n\n\u201cCalifornia\u2019s climate zealots have run roughshod over the rest of the country for too long,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cUnder Governor Newsom, Sacramento has decided it can dictate what Wyoming families drive and what equipment our small businesses use. That ends today. I\u2019m proud to lead this fight to reclaim Congress\u2019s authority and stop California from legislating for the entire nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cOhioans shouldn\u2019t be forced to follow California\u2019s lead when it comes to policies that make everyday life more expensive and less convenient,\u201d said Senator Husted.\u201cThese resolutions are part of our work to make life more affordable for working families, restore common sense, cut unnecessary red tape and put consumers back in control. I\u2019m proud to support this effort to lower costs and protect consumer choice.\u201d\n\n\u201cBiden\u2019s overregulation and red tape regime cost Nebraskans millions of dollars,\u201d said Senator Ricketts. \u201cThey used California policies as a backdoor EV mandate and even tried to control how we cut our grass. I am proud to lead the effort to overturn these restrictions and restore commonsense. I will continue to fight for policies that empower our families, farmers, and ranchers.\u201d\n\nThe four Congressional Review Act resolutions would:\n\nRepeal the EPA\u2019s 2009 waiver allowing California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.\n\nOverturn California\u2019s Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) waiver, preserving consumer access to gas-powered equipment such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, and power washers.\n\nRepeal the Advanced Clean Cars I (ACC I) waiver for passenger vehicle emissions standards.\n\nReverse the Biden Administration\u2019s 2022 reinstatement of California\u2019s ACC I waiver.\n\nLast year, Congress used the Congressional Review Act to overturn California\u2019s Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Omnibus NOx waivers. These resolutions build on that effort by restoring congressional authority over national emissions policy and preventing California from imposing its regulatory agenda on the rest of the country.\n\nSenator Schmitt\u2019s CRA resolution to overturn the California State Motor Vehicle Control Standards Waiver from 2009 was joined by his colleagues, Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Cythia Lummis (R-WY), Jon Husted (R-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), John Barrasso (R-WY), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH).\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"]], "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://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/schmitt-leads-effort-to-repeal-californias-vehicle-emission-standards-limiting-consumer-choice-raising-costs-for-american-families/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.098686061799526, "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"}