H.R. 3194

Summary

H.R. 3194, the LOCOMOTIVES Act, was introduced in the House on May 5, 2025 by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 14, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Record

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H.R. 3194 has 26 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3194 IH: Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-05
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  I
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  H. R. 3194
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  May 5, 2025
  Mr. Moolenaar  (for himself,  Mr. Obernolte , and  Mr. Goldman of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was
  referred to the  Committee on Energy and
  Commerce
  A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards
  relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in
  locomotives, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act   or the   LOCOMOTIVES Act  .
2.
Prohibition on State standards relating to the control of emissions from
  existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives
Section 209(e)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(e)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  either of the following new nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this Act—  and inserting  any of the following nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles: ;
(2)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  which are used in construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles and which are smaller than 175 horsepower.  and inserting
, which are—
(i)
used in construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles;
(ii)
smaller than 175 horsepower; and
(iii)
subject to regulation under this Act.
  ;
(3)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting  , which are subject to regulation under this Act  after  in locomotives ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Locomotives or engines used in locomotives—
(i)
other than the locomotives and engines described in subparagraph (B); and
(ii)
which are engaged in commerce, which shall encompass all locomotives engaged in providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation pursuant to section 10102 of title 49, United States Code.
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To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. John Moolenaar (R) sponsors H.R. 3194, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

John Moolenaar

Rep. · R–MI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced May 5, 2025

Craig Goldman

Rep. · R–TX-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 5, 2025 · Original

Jay Obernolte

Rep. · R–CA-23 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 5, 2025 · Original

Mike Bost

Rep. · R–IL-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2025

Chuck Edwards

Rep. · R–NC-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2025

Vince Fong

Rep. · R–CA-20 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2025

Dusty Johnson

Rep. · R–SD-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 13, 2025

Eric Crawford

Rep. · R–AR-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2025

Sam Graves

Rep. · R–MO-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2025

Doug LaMalfa

Rep. · R–CA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3194 went before 2 committees: Environment Subcommittee and Energy and Commerce.

Environment Subcommittee

Environment Subcommittee

Reported by · Jul 14, 2026

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · May 5, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3194 has taken 5 actions since May 5, 2025, the latest on Jul 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 3194 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 3194, as Identical bill.

S 1779LOCOMOTIVES ActMay 15, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 3194 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• LOCOMOTIVES Act — Display Title
• LOCOMOTIVES Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 10 firms and 67 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3194 in 30 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Environment/Superfund, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Homeland Security.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 67.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3194 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3194’s is Environmental Protection.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3194 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Air quality to State and local government operations.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3194, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 74 (Monday, May 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 3194.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H1855]

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