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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025

S. 2235 · Senate bill Environmental Protection

A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 226.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the "Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025." It seeks to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Specifically, the legislation aims to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program. It does this by changing the expiration year from 2024 to 2029.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    The reauthorization of the diesel emissions reduction program supports the reduction of harmful vehicle emissions.

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Extending the program provides continued efforts to reduce diesel-related environmental impacts.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.