Revoke EPA waivers that allow California regulators to enforce emissions mandates beyond federal standards, including the Small Off-Road Engine amendments, to prevent those mandates from becoming national standards.

Jay Obernolte · California · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Congressman Obernolte’s legislation would revoke the federal waiver allowing the California Air Resources Board to enforce its Small Off-Road Engine amendments.

Obernolte introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to revoke a California emissions waiver and said Congress must prevent California policies from becoming national standards.

Energy and Commerce Members Obernolte, Palmer and Pfluger Introduce Bills to Stop California’s Costly Emissions Mandates | Representative Jay Obernolte
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GovInfo lists H.J. Res. 214 as introduced by Jay Obernolte and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 10, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Obernolte took concrete legislative action aimed directly at revoking EPA's authorization for California's Small Off-Road Engine amendments, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not passage or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.J. Res. 214 (IH) - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision". - BILLS-119hjres214ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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The report says Obernolte and Sen. Cynthia Lummis introduced CRA resolutions targeting the SORE waiver, with Congress possibly voting as early as September.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the August 26-28 lookback window, reporting indicates the SORE waiver revocation effort remains pending rather than delivered; a future vote is possible but had not occurred.

unresolved same_term A for effort

OPEI opposes California small-engine waiver as Congress eyes vote
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Obernolte introduced H.J. Res. 214 on August 10, 2026 to disapprove EPA authorization for California's Small Off-Road Engine amendments, which directly targets a key part of the promise. As of August 28, 2026, the resolution had only been introduced and referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with reporting indicating any vote remained prospective. The promised revocation has therefore not yet occurred, but the effort is active in the same federal term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%