Fuel Emissions Freedom Act

Lowering Costs for Families: The bill states that eliminating fuel emissions standards will help lower costs for families (Section 2).

Regulatory Certainty for Manufacturers: The bill seeks to restore regulatory certainty by removing overlapping and ever-changing fuel emissions standards from the EPA, the State of California, and Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations (Section 2).

Strengthening Manufacturing: Eliminating these standards is intended to strengthen manufacturing in the United States to ensure economic freedom (Section 2).

Reducing Burdens on Businesses: The bill finds that removing these standards will help reduce burdens on manufacturers and businesses, particularly small and medium-sized auto suppliers (Section 2).

Repeal of Emission Standards: The bill repeals Section 202 of the Clean Air Act, which establishes motor vehicle emission and fuel standards (Section 3(a)(1)).

Repeal of Fuel Economy Standards: The bill repeals sections 32902 through 32918 of title 49, United States Code, which relate to automobile fuel economy (Section 3(b)(1)).

Nullification of Existing Regulations: The bill nullifies any Federal regulation, State law, regulation, or executive order regarding these standards that was in effect the day before the Act's enactment (Section 3(c)).

Prohibition of Future Standards: The bill prohibits the Federal Government and any State or political subdivision from establishing, enforcing, or maintaining fuel emission standards for motor vehicles (Section 4(a) and Section 4(b)).