No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4404 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4404 To amend the Clean Air Act to require Congress to approve of the application of certain executive exemptions under that Act, to strike an exemption under that Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2026 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to require Congress to approve of the application of certain executive exemptions under that Act, to strike an exemption under that Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF USE OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT. (a) Approval Process.-- (1) In general.--Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 330. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF USE OF EXEMPTIONS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Comptroller general.--The term `Comptroller General' means the Comptroller General of the United States. ``(2) Covered exemption.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `covered exemption' means an exemption, including the adoption of regulations or issuance of orders, as applicable, under-- ``(i) section 118(b); ``(ii) section 248(e); and ``(iii) section 604(f). ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `covered exemption' includes an extension of a covered exemption, if that extension is authorized under applicable law. ``(3) Joint resolution.--The term `joint resolution' means a joint resolutio