A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced this resolution to block an EPA rule that allows California to set its own vehicle pollution standards for greenhouse gas emissions starting with 2009 model year vehicles, overriding federal preemption under the Clean Air Act. The resolution uses the congressional disapproval process, which allows lawmakers to overturn agency rules with a simple majority vote if acted on within a set timeframe. All eight cosponsors are Republicans, and the resolution is currently in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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