Senate GOP Vows To Block California Vehicle Waivers, As Litigation Looms

Senate Republicans are reportedly vowing to scuttle EPA’s preemption waivers for California vehicle emissions programs using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), even though this would require overruling conclusions by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Senate parliamentarian that the waivers are not subject to CRA. Observers, however, say such an approach is likely to spark extended litigation on the question of whether rescinding the waivers is an illegal use of the CRA. “If they go forward in the Senate...