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H.R. 2140 · Environmental Protection
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624.
What does this mean?

Congress created a program that helps pay for cleaning up older diesel engines, such as those in trucks, buses, boats, and construction equipment, which give off air pollution. The program is run by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the federal agency that sets and enforces national pollution rules, and it offers grants, rebates, or loans to cover the cost of either replacing an old diesel engine or adding equipment that reduces the pollution it puts out. The bill extends the program's legal authorization through the 2029 budget year, so the EPA can keep offering that help until then. The summary doesn't say how much money would be available or who specifically would qualify, so those details would come from other parts of the law or from later funding decisions.

CA-49 — real numbers, for context

Not a claim about this bill's effect on this district — just the district's own real numbers, shown alongside the bill's real content.

Poverty rate
7.4%
Uninsured rate
6.4%
Median household income
$117,820
Population
754,908
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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Committee
Mar 14, 2025
Passed House
Sep 15, 2026
Received in Senate
Sep 16, 2026
Full action history (16)
Mar 14, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 14, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
Jul 14, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jul 14, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 14, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 718.
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