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Bills · HR 10154
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 10154Environmental Protection
Protect America from CARB Act of 2026
The bill would add concurrence from the Secretaries of Agriculture, Energy, the Interior, and Transportation to the process for certain state emissions standards.AI-written
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Four Cabinet secretaries would have to agree before certain state emissions standards receive federal waivers or authorizations.
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
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The bill would add several federal officials’ concurrence to the process for certain state emissions standards. That could affect whether and how those standards receive the waivers or authorizations covered by the Clean Air Act provisions it amends.
KEY PROVISIONS
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PROVISION 01
Requires concurrence from the Secretaries of Agriculture, Energy, the Interior, and Transportation for certain state emissions standards.
Those secretaries would have a role in the process before the covered standards receive a waiver or authorization.
PROVISION 02
Amends two provisions of Clean Air Act Section 209.
The new concurrence requirement would apply to the state standards and requests covered by those provisions.
PROVISION 03
Applies the changes to waiver or authorization requests submitted on or after the date the bill is enacted.
The bill specifies that the new requirement would apply to new requests from that point forward.
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED AUG 27, 2026
House BillHR 10154Environmental Protection
Protect America from CARB Act of 2026
The bill would add concurrence from the Secretaries of Agriculture, Energy, the Interior, and Transportation to the process for certain state emissions standards.AI-written
The bill would add several federal officials’ concurrence to the process for certain state emissions standards. That could affect whether and how those standards receive the waivers or authorizations covered by the Clean Air Act provisions it amends.
KEY PROVISIONS
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Requires concurrence from the Secretaries of Agriculture, Energy, the Interior, and Transportation for certain state emissions standards.
Those secretaries would have a role in the process before the covered standards receive a waiver or authorization.
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Amends two provisions of Clean Air Act Section 209.
The new concurrence requirement would apply to the state standards and requests covered by those provisions.
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Applies the changes to waiver or authorization requests submitted on or after the date the bill is enacted.
The bill specifies that the new requirement would apply to new requests from that point forward.
GLOSSARY
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Concurrence
Agreement or approval from another official.
Emissions standards
Rules that set limits or requirements for emissions.
Waiver
Permission not to follow a requirement that would otherwise apply.
Authorization
Official permission to take an action under the law.