HR 2165119th CongressIntroduced

Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025

Introduced: Mar 14, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025 would change how tailpipe emissions standards are written under the Clean Air Act. It prohibits regulations proposed or updated after January 1, 2021 from forcing a specific technology (for example, mandating only electric or hydrogen powertrains) and from limiting the availability of new motor vehicles based on the engine type. In short, regulators could not tie emission standards to a particular technology if doing so would reduce the range of new vehicles available to consumers. The bill also requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise existing regulations within 24 months to ensure they comply with these constraints.

Key Points

1The bill amends section 202(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act to add a new subsection (B) restricting tailpipe regulations proposed or revised after January 1, 2021.
2Prohibition: Regulations may not (i) mandate the use of any specific technology, or (ii) cause a reduced availability of new vehicles based on engine type.
3The requirement applies to any regulation proposed or prescribed under the relevant emission standards, including revisions.
4EPA must revise applicable regulations to conform to these limits within 24 months of enactment.
5The act is intended to preserve consumer choice and vehicle availability by preventing technology-forcing or engine-type-based limitations in federal tailpipe standards.

Impact Areas

Primary: Automakers and the broader automotive market (product planning, model mix, and technology options) and consumers (availability and choice of new vehicles).Secondary: Environmental regulatory framework and states’ ability to pursue stricter or different standards; industry groups advocating for technology neutrality versus those pushing rapid electrification.Additional impacts: Potential changes in the pace of technology adoption (e.g., electric or alternative-fuel vehicles) due to a constraint on mandating specific technologies; administrative workload for EPA to revise regulations to come into compliance within the 24-month period.

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