H.Con.Res. 130: Supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-26 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution.

Plain summary

Expresses support for the existing One National Program with the goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and oil usage, protecting national security, and protecting human health and welfare. Expresses support for politics that will: (1) achieve maximum feasible oil-use reductions and reduce GHG emissions from mobile sources; (2) recognize the rights and importance of states to set and follow stronger vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act; and (3) ensure that the Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency solicit input from states impacted by changes to existing standards for emissions and fuel economy.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] · 70 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Grace Meng (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) and 10 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] reported raising $721,776 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hconres130.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hconres130 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115