Senator Thune Vows to Overturn California's EV Mandate

Senate Vote to Overturn California EV Mandate

• 🏛️ Senator John Thune announced an upcoming Senate vote to overturn the California electric vehicle mandate.
• ⚠️ This mandate, enabled by the California Clean Air Act waiver, was an attempt by the Biden administration to impose EV requirements nationwide.
• 🌍 If enacted, the mandate would impact California and an additional 17 or 18 states, effectively creating a nationwide EV requirement.

Economic Impact and GAO Determination

• 📉 Thune stated that the economic impact of this rule would be devastating across the economy.
• ⚖️ The vote will address whether the Government Accountability Office (GAO) determines if this is a rule, a point on which the administration and GAO disagree.
• 🚫 The Senate will vote on whether to undo the Biden-California mandate, which Thune expects to happen later in the week, possibly tomorrow.

Previous Biden Regulation Rollbacks

• ✅ This action follows the Congressional Review Act, through which the Senate has already repealed 14 burdensome Biden regulations this year.

The Genius Act Debate

• 💡 In other news, the Senate will also begin debating the Genius Act, a bill aimed at establishing a general regulatory framework.
• 🤝 Senators John Hagerty and Cynthia Lummis are leading the efforts on the Genius Act.