Senate bill would void EPA waiver letting California ban gas-only car sales by 2035

What does this do?

SJRES 45 uses the Congressional Review Act to cancel an EPA decision that gave California permission to enforce its own stricter vehicle emission rules, known as the Advanced Clean Cars II program. Those rules require automakers to sell an increasing share of zero-emission vehicles each year, with a full ban on new gas-only car sales by 2035. If passed and signed, the EPA permission would be eliminated and California's stricter standards could not take effect.

Who does it affect?

Car buyers and automakers are most directly affected, particularly those in California and the more than a dozen other states that have chosen to follow California's emission standards instead of federal ones. Those additional states would also lose access to California's program because their ability to follow it depends on the EPA waiver remaining in place.

Why does it matter?

Without the waiver, automakers would no longer face California's separate zero-emission vehicle sales requirements in any of the affected states. Air quality in those regions could also be affected, since the California rules were aimed at reducing tailpipe pollution.

Where does it stand?