Republicans Push to Overturn California's Gas Car Ban Using Unprecedented Legislative Tactic

GOP lawmakers aim to use the Congressional Review Act to challenge decades-old EPA waivers, raising legal and procedural concerns.

Republicans in Congress are seeking to revoke California's EPA waivers allowing stricter emissions standards and a 2035 ban on new gas-powered vehicles.
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is being invoked to classify the waivers as 'rules,' despite longstanding precedent and legal opinions suggesting otherwise.
Critics argue the move could set a dangerous precedent, enabling Congress to overturn a wide range of agency actions with a simple majority vote.
Legal experts and former officials have called the Republican approach 'lawless,' warning it undermines the rule of law and decades of environmental policy.
Democrats have yet to confirm if they will formally challenge the procedural legitimacy of the effort through the Senate parliamentarian.