Overview

• President Trump will sign three resolutions Thursday to block California’s 2035 ban on new gas-powered cars, its zero-emission truck mandates and its low-nitrogen oxide regulations.
• Lawmakers used the Congressional Review Act to overturn waivers granted by the EPA, with the Senate bypassing the usual 60-vote filibuster threshold in May.
• The revoked waivers had allowed California to require that at least 80 percent of new vehicles sold be electric by 2035 under the Clean Air Act.
• General Motors, the American Trucking Associations and other industry groups backed the repeal, arguing that a single national emissions standard is needed for automakers and consumers.
• Governor Newsom called Congress’s action illegal and warned that he will sue, citing potential increases in health care costs and setbacks to air quality improvements.