H.R. 10154, Environmental Deregulation via Federal Veto. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.R. 10154 · Net cost
What it does
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to require that before California (and states following California's emissions standards under Section 209) can adopt or enforce new vehicle emissions standards, four federal cabinet secretaries—Agriculture, Energy, Interior, and Transportation—must first agree to the standard. Currently, California only needs to notify EPA and hold a public hearing. The bill applies to all new waiver or authorization requests filed after enactment.
The analysis names fossil fuel producers and refiners — and 3 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
The four cabinet secretaries (Agriculture, Energy, Interior, Transportation) represent agencies whose missions include resource extraction, energy development, and transportation infrastructure—creating structural conflict of interest with emissions reduction.
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 James Gallagher.
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