Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin isn’t giving up on his fight against California and the EPA from telling vehicle buyers they can’t buy gas-powered vehicles.
“I will not sit back and allow the federal government to make purchasing choices for consumers in Oklahoma.”
He’s reintroduced the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act to limit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing Clean Air Act (CAA) waivers for state policies seeking to ban or otherwise limit the sale of internal combustion engines. This legislation would preserve consumer choice and maintain competition in the automotive markets by ensuring Americans have access to reliable and affordable vehicles.
In August 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) regulation requiring all model year (MY) vehicle sales to qualify as “zero emission” by 2035, but could not enforce it until EPA granted approval on the California waiver. In December 2024, Biden’s EPA approved California’s ACCII waiver to ban the sale of all conventional gasoline-powered cars by 2035. Currently, 12 additional states and D.C. have adopted California’s ACCII regulations.
“California’s waivers are not about clean energy, they are about control,” said Sen. Mullin. “For four years, Washington Democrats worked to overregulate every aspect of Americans’ lives – including what car they drive. Now that President Trump is back in office, it’s critical we protect Americans’ freedom to choose what vehicle is best for themselves and their families and allow consumer choice to dictate the market.”
Mulling went on to say that capitalism has already proven that internal combustion engine vehicles represent the overwhelming majority of vehicle purchases in America.
The Preserving Choice in Vehicles Act is endorsed by the following stakeholders: American Trucking Association (ATA), Western Energy Alliance, American Energy Alliance, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC), Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), National Automobile Dealers Association, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), Tire Industry Association, Oklahoma Farm Bureau (OFB), Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA), Williams, Devon Energy, Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Pork Council, CVR Energy, and ASAP Energy.
U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Budd (R-NC), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Steve Daines (R-MT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Jim Risch (R-ID), Jim Justice (R-WV), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rick Scott (R-FL), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined Mullin in cosponsoring this legislation.
Click here for bill text.