WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce passed H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), a cosponsor of the legislation, voted to approve the bill, which stops the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its proposed tailpipe emissions rule that would require two-thirds of all cars sold in America to be electric by 2032.

“We still live in America,” said Congresswoman Lesko. “I will not stand by and let the federal government tell me and my constituents what kind of car we have to buy!”

H.R. 4468 prohibits the EPA from “finalizing, implementing, or enforcing” its proposed “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” rule that would force over two-thirds of all new passenger vehicles to be electric by 2032. It also amends the Clean Air Act to prevent any regulations from mandating the use of any specific technology or resulting in the limited availability of new motor vehicles based on that vehicle’s engine type. If passed, this proposal would give Arizonans the ability to choose the vehicle they want to purchase, not one they are forced to buy.

The bill now heads to the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for final passage.

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