EXPANDING AMERICANS’ FREEDOM TO FIX THEIR OWN VEHICLES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum aimed at broadening the rights of Americans to repair their own vehicles.
- The Memorandum instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide guidance on permissible actions individuals can take to fix their vehicles’ emissions systems, in alignment with the Clean Air Act.
- It also calls on the EPA Administrator to promote and speed up alternative certification processes for aftermarket parts, thereby reducing the dependence on California’s lengthy and expensive certification process and offering more predictability for manufacturers and consumers.
- The Memorandum advises the EPA Administrator to consider reducing the priority of civil enforcement actions against individuals who, in good faith, try to restore their vehicles to the original configuration.
REDUCING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE VEHICLE REPAIRS: President Trump is working to reduce costs for American families by eliminating cumbersome regulations and expanding affordable vehicle repair options.
- The Biden Administration’s stringent environmental regulations have led to a significant increase in vehicle costs, putting financial pressure on American families both at purchase and during repairs.
- The sole certification process acknowledged under the Clean Air Act is managed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a process that often exceeds a year to complete even with accurate documentation and testing.
- This bottleneck, created by CARB acting as the only certified pathway, has constrained the supply of compliant aftermarket parts, leading to increased costs, limited availability, and fewer consumer choices.
DELIVERING HISTORIC DEREGULATION TO LOWER COSTS FOR AMERICANS: President Trump has undertaken significant measures to eliminate restrictive regulations, enhance consumer choice, and lower costs for American families.
- In February 2026, the EPA under President Trump released guidance ensuring farmers can legally repair their own agricultural and off-road equipment, potentially saving $33,000 on average per repair.
- During the same month, President Trump announced the most extensive deregulatory action in U.S. history: overturning the problematic Obama-era “Endangerment Finding” and the associated consumer mandates.
- In December 2025, President Trump provided substantial relief by revising the Biden Administration’s expensive and unlawful Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to levels that can be achieved using traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles.
- By July 2025, President Trump enacted the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, reducing the civil penalty for violating CAFE standards to $0, thereby shielding the U.S. auto manufacturing sector from hefty fines.
- In June 2025, Trump signed a joint resolution to revoke California’s EV mandates, which would have banned new gas cars in the state by 2035, affecting 17 other states that adopted California’s standards as well.
