Senate parliamentarian says lawmakers can't overturn California car rules -- but Republicans may try anyway

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Aol/The Hill

Fri, April 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM EDT


The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that lawmakers cannot use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn California’s electric vehicle mandate — but Republicans may defy the arbiter of the Senate’s rules. The parliamentarian’s ruling was first made public by statements from Senate Democrats Friday.

“We’re gratified that the Senate parliamentarian followed decades of precedent showing that California’s Clean Air Act waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in a written statement.

The Congressional Review Act is a law that allows Congress — with the president’s approval — to overturn regulations using a simple majority. However, the Biden administration’s approval of California’s gas car phaseout was technically issued via a waiver, rather than a federal rule — raising questions about whether the CRA applied to it.

Despite the parliamentarian’s determination, Senate Republicans indicated that they may press forward. A few hours after the ruling was made public, Republicans issued a statement noticing that they had introduced a CRA resolution targeting the waiver.

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Time for the GOP to pick up and leave this country since they apparently don't want this Constitutional system. Using the CRA option should be a meaningless waste of time because there is no federal regulation to object to and repeal that allowed California to manage its own emission standards. A "waiver" is not a "regulation" and is something that is made available in the Clean Air Act.

FAQ on this - California and the Clean Air Act (CAA) Waiver: Frequently Asked Questions

REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143358682

But wait, there's more - Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California's strict vehicle emissions rules

So per the above related to the SCOTUS ruling, 45 can pull the waiver like he did during the first term (and Biden restored it a few years later) -

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142363928
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142368750
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142370435

BUT now.... Muskrat.

(and do the Congressional GOP think that 45 would bow to him and not pull it because it emphasizes EVs, so they would now be willing to violate the law, and jack up their own Rules by ignoring the Parliamentarian, to do it themselves?).

[Lovie777]

1. Governing ain't their thing................

nor a healthy economy, et al.

What republicans are good at is lying, stealing, cheating, making up shit and find every-way of pocketing other's people's money.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Their "default" position is "opposition"

and that includes being "in opposition" to any type of "governing" by "the other side". So when they are put in charge, they fail because they have no knowledge, skills, or ability (the famous government "KSAs" ) to "govern", as they chose the easy path of doing nothing and attacking others.

[tanyev]

3. The very same Republicans that can't stop squawking "STATES' RIGHTS!" when Dems are in power?

😒