S. 4072 · 118th Congress

Bars fiscal 2024 funds for EPA's 2027-and-later emission rules for cars and pickup trucks

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.1

Did not become lawElectric vehiclesAir pollution limits

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would bar the use of federal funds for fiscal year 2024 to carry out, administer or enforce the Environmental Protection Agency's rule setting emission standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles, such as cars and pickup trucks, starting with model year 2027, or any substantially similar rule.2,3 Among other things, that rule sets stricter limits on greenhouse gases and other regulated air pollutants from those vehicles, phased in from model years 2027 through 2032.2,3 Under a Senate agreement, the bill needed 60 votes to pass, and it failed 52 to 46.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, April 18, 2024: Under the order of 3/22/2024, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 142.1
IntroducedMarch 23, 2024
SponsorSen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Cosponsors18 cosponsors (1 Democratic, 17 Republican)
Official recordS. 4072 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

Senate, April 18, 2024

On Passage of the Bill: Bill Defeated — 52 yes, 46 no, 2 not voting.4