“It directs the EPA to update its rules to end the automatic shutdown of engines during extreme cold, guaranteeing that zero degrees weather or below zero weather doesn't turn a sensor glitch into a life-threatening emergency. And while it's disappointing my Democratic colleagues vote against this basic safety fix, I do want to work with Senator Whitehouse and others to try to get a bipartisan, uh, way forward on this bill. I think the hearing that we had a couple months ago really impacted everybody, every senator in this hearing room, where we saw that this is an issue not just in Alaska but across America. And I look forward to bringing this bill to the Senate floor soon and delivering a win for Alaskans, but also Americans across the country who keep our economy moving.”

Speaker

Dan Sullivan

Timestamp

41:15 – 42:12

Transcript

Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Business meeting to consider S.5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, and S.5249, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to align the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under that Act, and 21 Committee resolutions to approve prospectuses from the General Services Administration.

Community

Alaska News

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September 16, 2026