Wow. Since I wrote you last week, we’ve made some big progress. The House of Representatives is voting THIS WEEK on one of the bills we’ve been advocating for: H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act.  
 
Please send your Representative a message specifically urging them to support this bill. It’s pretty clear cut:
 
The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act (H.R. 1435)

• What it does: It would stop EPA from authorizing California to enforce its ban on gas and diesel vehicles.
   
• What it does not do: This legislation is narrow and would not affect California’s existing Clean Air Act waivers (providing they don’t involve bans) or the state’s ability to petition EPA for future waivers to address local air quality issues.

California — and the nearly 20 states that copy California vehicle policies — cannot enact a ban on gasoline and diesel vehicle sales without approval from the U.S. EPA. Congress decides what EPA does and doesn’t have power to do, and Congress can make clear that EPA has no authority to allow California to ban consumer access to vehicles of any kind. That’s what H.R. 1435 does.    
 
Importantly, there is nothing anti-EV in this policy. It’s all focused on stopping bans. It doesn’t get in the way of electric vehicle advancement or EV incentives. Any American, and any Californian, who wants to purchase an EV will have every freedom to do so.
 
As you guys know by now, every American stands to be impacted by what California is doing.
 
Whether you live in California (Hi, Mom and Dad) or in one of the nearly 20 states that copy California’s exact vehicle regulations, we’ll all pay the price if EPA green lights California’s ban. H.R. 1435 can take that off the table.  
 
- Ericka and the AFPM EMPOWER team