Senators Tuberville, Britt, and Crapo introduce bill to repeal Biden emissions rule

March 14, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in reintroducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. The CARS Act would preserve Alabamians' access to affordable, reliable vehicles of their choice; by repealing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration.

The Biden rule (part of his war on fossil fuels) is the most aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal ever crafted and a de facto mandate for mass production of expensive electric vehicles (EVs) and the phase-out of gas-powered cars and trucks. None of this was passed by Congress; but was instead passed by the Biden administration through the regulatory process. The CARS Act would further prevent future tailpipe regulations that limit the availability of new moto vehicles based on engine type.

Sen. Tuberville cosponsored this legislation in the 118th Congress.

"Working families are still struggling from Joe Biden's reckless economic policies," said Senator Tuberville. "Washington bureaucrats shouldn't be telling Alabamians what kind of car they should buy. The CARS Act is imperative in repealing the previous administration's far-left climate agenda and putting Americans back in the driver's seat of their purchasing decisions. I will keep fighting to fix the damage caused by the Biden administration and restore commonsense policies that help all Americans."

"The rule-making process under the previous Administration pushed a radical green agenda that harmed consumer choice in the automobile industry," said Sen. Crapo. "Americans deserve to have access to affordable, reliable vehicles fueled by American-made energy products. However, the EPA's tailpipe rule will hurt everyday Americans while simultaneously helping China. Consequences of rules and regulations such as these restrict consumer choice and raise costs for the average American family."

Sens. Tuberville, Britt, and Crapo are joined by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Jim Justice (R-West Virginia), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Florida), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in cosponsoring the legislation.

The American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers have both endorsed the legislation.

Specifically, the CARS Act would:

Rescind the EPA tailpipe emissions rule;

Prohibit the use of authority under the Clean Air Act to issue regulations that mandate the use of any specific technology or that limit the availability of new motor vehicles based on that vehicle's engine type. This includes any regulation prescribed on or after January 1, 2021;

Require the EPA to update any regulations since January 1, 2021, that result in the limited availability of new vehicles based on that vehicle's engine within two years; and

End the EPA's radical agenda, which is driving up costs for people and handing the keys of America's auto industry to China.

The United States is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world. Moving off of fossil fuels would not only cost American consumers higher costs for virtually everything, it would also cost the economy hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues annually. Many Americans will be priced out of the automobile market if the U.S. makes the mistake of switching to more expensive EVs.