H.J.Res. 212, Environmental Deregulation via CRA. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.J.Res. 212 · Net cost
What it does
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to block an EPA rule that reinstated California's authority to set its own vehicle emission standards stricter than federal minimums. The rule had reversed a Trump-era withdrawal of California's waiver. If passed, the resolution would kill the EPA rule, leaving the withdrawal in place and preventing California from enforcing stricter pollution controls on cars.
The analysis names automotive manufacturers — and 2 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
Disapproving the EPA rule does not merely block California's stricter standards; it also prevents any future EPA attempt to reinstate the waiver without a new Congressional Review Act resolution, creating a procedural lock-in favoring the withdrawal.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 85%, and the analysis found no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by August Pfluger.