Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

This proposal would stop states from using the Clean Air Act to limit or ban the sale of new gas or diesel cars and trucks. It says the EPA may not approve state rules that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new vehicles with internal combustion engines. It also says the EPA can’t treat any future changes to state rules as covered by older approvals. In short, gas and diesel vehicle sales must remain allowed in every state unless Congress changes the law itself.

The plan also tells the EPA to cancel any approvals it gave between January 1, 2022, and the day this becomes law if those approvals let a state limit new gas or diesel vehicle sales or use.

Key points

• Who is affected: Car buyers, auto dealers, and automakers in every state; state air regulators; the EPA.
• What changes: States could not get EPA approval for rules that limit or phase out new gas or diesel vehicles; recent approvals that do this must be revoked .
• When: The limits apply once the bill becomes law; the EPA must also undo covered approvals granted since January 1, 2022.