Overturning California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Rule

Official title: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

What this does

Overturns, under the Congressional Review Act, an Environmental Protection Agency decision that granted California a Clean Air Act preemption waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II motor vehicle and engine emissions standards. Congress disapproves the rule (90 Fed. Reg. 642, January 6, 2025), and the rule has no force or effect. Because the waiver let California set stricter vehicle standards that other states could adopt, removing it strips the federal approval that gave those standards effect.

Senate vote · 51-44

Democrats1–42

Republicans50–0

Independents0–2

House vote · 246-164

Democrats35–164

Republicans211–0

Independents0–0

How we know · 2 sourced claims

Congress disapproves the EPA rule 'California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision' (90 Fed. Reg. 642, January 6, 2025), and the rule shall have no force or effect.Source: Resolving clause
Acts under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, the Congressional Review Act.Source: Title and resolving clause

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R48–0D1–42I0–2

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R206–0D35–161I1–0