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Senate Faces Uncertainty Over Repeal of California’s 2035 Gas-Car Ban Waivers

House vote to revoke EPA waivers advances to Senate, where key GOP moderates and procedural rulings complicate next steps.

Electric vehicle chargers from Electrify America are shown in a shopping center parking lot in Oceanside, California, U.S.,October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, vehicles make their way westbound on Interstate 80 across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
FILE: Rep. Kevin Kiley answers a question from the moderators during the California recall debate at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Aug. 4, 2021.
EVGO Inc. Fast electric vehicle chargers are shown charging a Chevy Bolt in Encintas, California, U.S.,October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Overview

  • The U.S. House passed legislation to revoke EPA waivers allowing California to enforce its 2035 ban on new gas-powered vehicle sales.
  • Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso announced plans for a Senate vote, but key moderate Republicans remain undecided on the measure.
  • The Senate parliamentarian upheld a GAO ruling that the EPA waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act, raising procedural challenges.
  • Major automakers, including GM and Toyota, support the revocation, citing concerns over the feasibility of California's EV mandates.
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the House vote, defending the state's clean air program and accusing opponents of undermining environmental progress.