Senate Parliamentarian Finds California Vehicle Waivers Exempt From CRA

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that EPA’s preemption waivers for California’s vehicle emissions programs are not subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA), according to Senate Democrats, delivering a fresh and possibly fatal blow to Republicans’ effort to rescind the waivers with a simple majority vote. “I am pleased that the Senate parliamentarian upheld decades of precedent and confirmed that California’s Clean Air Act waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act,” said Senate Environment & Public Works Committee...