On Thursday, the President signed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions that effectively prevent California from implementing its zero emission mandates for passenger vehicles and commercial trucks and its stricter emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. Previously, the Government Accountability Office and the Senate Parliamentarian determined that the Biden Administration EPA’s approvals of these mandates were
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Congress Voted to Revoke California Waivers, Stalling EV Deployment Efforts
By Crowell & Moring on
Posted in Automotive & Trucking, Policy Updates
This week, the U.S. Senate voted to block California’s emissions standards for cars and trucks after taking a procedural vote that defied the Government Accountability Office and the Senate parliamentarian.
The party-line vote allowed Republicans to use the expedited procedures and simple-majority threshold, forgoing the filibuster, under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to override California’s Clean Air Act waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency.Continue Reading Congress Voted to Revoke California Waivers, Stalling EV Deployment Efforts