State Emissions Authority Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9083 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9083 To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory requirements for State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2026 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Bost, Mr. Baird, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory requirements for State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, 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 ``State Emissions Authority Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MANDATORY STATE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 118 (42 U.S.C. 7418), by striking subsections (c) and (d); (2) in section 182 (42 U.S.C. 7511a)-- (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as new subparagraph (B); (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) by striking paragraph (1)(D)(iv); and (ii) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph (5) as new paragraph (4); (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (3)''; and (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as new paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``paragaphs (6), (7) a