H.R. 9453, Environmental Deregulation / Emissions Authority Carve-out. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.R. 9453 · Net cost
What it does
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to block the EPA from issuing regulations that restrict vehicle sales (including gas-powered cars), require power plants to switch fuels, reduce electric grid reliability, mandate commercially unavailable or cost-prohibitive technology, or expand EPA authority beyond congressional intent. The stated purpose is to preserve consumer vehicle choice and protect the electric grid, but the operative effect is to strip the EPA of authority to regulate emissions from vehicles and power generation.
The analysis names fossil fuel producers (coal, oil, natural gas) — and 3 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
The 'cost-prohibitive' and 'commercially unavailable' language creates a regulatory veto for any technology not yet mass-produced, effectively freezing emissions standards at current technology levels and blocking innovation incentives.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 35%, and the analysis found no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Andrew Clyde. Cosponsored by Barry Moore, Ben Cline, Brian Jack and Chip Roy.