H.R. 9317, Environmental Deregulation / Enforcement Immunity. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.R. 9317 · Net cost
What it does
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to prevent states and localities from enforcing engine idling restrictions on buses (school buses and over-the-road buses) for periods shorter than 15 minutes, and bars private citizens from suing bus operators for idling violations. It also prohibits states from running 'bounty' programs that pay private individuals to report idling violations.
The analysis names over-the-road bus operators — and 2 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
The 15-minute threshold is substantially longer than many existing state/local idling limits (often 3–5 minutes), effectively legalizing idling that current law restricts, with no offsetting emissions reduction elsewhere.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 65%, and the analysis found no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Nicholas Langworthy. Cosponsored by Glenn Thompson, Josh Gottheimer and Michael Lawler.