The U.S. Senate on May 22 passed a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal California’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA).
California’s EV mandate, through its Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, prohibits the sale of new gas-powered light-duty vehicles by 2035. The Senate-approved resolution, once enacted, will dictate that the rule has “no force or effect,” according to the text.
“The Senate voted to end California’s EV mandate and send my joint resolution of disapproval under the CRA to President Trump’s desk,” Sen. Capito said on Thursday. “The impact of California’s waiver would have been felt across the country, harming multiple sectors of our economy and costing hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process.
“I’m proud to have led this effort to protect American workers and consumers from this radical and drastic policy,” she added.
Sen. Capito on April 4 led more than two dozen Republicans in introducing Senate Joint Resolution (S.J.Res.) 45, while Rep. Joyce on April 2 sponsored House Joint Resolution (H.J.Res.) 88 in his chamber alongside six original GOP cosponsors.
On April 30, H.J.Res. 88 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a 246-164 vote before heading to the Senate, which passed it without amendment with a vote of 51-44.
“Today, I joined my colleagues on the Senate floor as my legislation to reverse California’s disastrous electric vehicle mandate passed to protect consumer freedom for the American people and to save the American auto industry,” Rep. Joyce said Thursday. “I look forward to joining President Trump at the White House as he makes this legislation the law of the land.”