Chairman Nehls and Chairman Graves Lead Letter to EPA Greetings! I wanted to take a moment to share with you a recap on what happened last week in Texas' 22nd District and the United States House of Representatives. This Week in Washington, D.C. Chairman Nehls and Chairman Graves Lead T&I Committee Members in Letter to EPA T&I Republicans Issue Comment in Opposition to CARB's... Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), Chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, led fellow T&I Committee Republicans in urging the Environmental... Read more transportation.house.gov This week, I joined Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) in leading a letter, along with 31 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members, to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan voicing strong opposition to the California Air Resource Board's (CARB) authorization request to the EPA to establish new emissions standards, procedures, financial assessments, and reporting requirements on railroad operations through its In-Use Locomotive Regulation. The Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act clearly spells out the elimination of residual state powers concerning the regulation of railroads. Congress explicitly sought to preempt a patchwork of state laws and regulation of our rail infrastructure. CARB's rule threatens the viability of several shortline railroads and would undermine several industries reliant on rail, including the agriculture industry. The rule would ban conventionally powered locomotives and force a transition to zero-emissions trains, which are not ready for commercial use. The rule fails any meaningful cost-benefit analysis and would significantly raise costs for shippers. At a time with stubbornly high inflation due to the failed policies of the Biden Administration, American consumers can't bear another costly regulation based on some leftist ideological crusade. Read the letter HERE. This Week in TX-22 2024 Congressional Art Competition: Submissions Due April 30 The submission deadline for the Congressional Art Competition is Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Submissions can be made online through my website. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have participated in the nationwide competition. The Congressional Art Competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and is open to all high school students in the 22nd Congressional District of Texas. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, and receive two plane tickets to Washington, D.C. The second-place winner will receive a certificate and a United States flag, and the third-place winner will receive a challenge coin. The rules, regulations, application, and checklist are on my website. LAST WEEK'S POLL QUESTION RESULTS Do you support sending nearly $61 billion to Ukraine?  YES 34.5% NO 65.5% Follow Us ‌ ‌ ‌ We Want to Hear From You I always appreciate learning about the issues that are important to you. If you have a concern, please contact me HERE. Use this QR code to follow my Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts and join my Newsletter for updates. It's an honor to represent you and the great state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Do you support a mass deportation of illegal aliens? Let me know below Yes Select No Select Sincerely, Troy E. Nehls Member of Congress ‌ By participating in the survey, you are opting into further communication from Rep. Nehls Rep. Nehls | 1104 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]