Farm equipment — tractors, combines, and other off-road vehicles and engines used for agricultural purposes — would be permanently exempt from Clean Air Act emission standards. Currently, the EPA sets pollution limits for these "nonroad" engines. The exemption would apply broadly to any nonroad engine or vehicle used in farming, with no phase-in period or alternative requirements.
Environmental Concerns
- Clean Air Act emission standards — Removed for nonroad engines and vehicles used in agriculture
- EPA authority over agricultural engines — Eliminated for setting pollution limits on farm equipment
- Phase-in or alternative compliance path — None included; exemption applies on enactment
Corporate Benefits
- Emission-compliance costs for farm-equipment makers — Removed for the agricultural nonroad category
- Regulatory exemption for agribusiness operators — Broadened to cover all farm nonroad engines
Congressional Summary
Farm Equipment Safety Act This bill provides that emissions standards under the Clean Air Act for nonroad engines and nonroad vehicles do not apply to nonroad engines and nonroad vehicles that are used for agricultural purposes.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-03-05
- Date Added
- 2026-04-16
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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