Senate Republicans say they will eliminate California’s electric vehicle mandate, which threatens to drive up car prices, even if it means destroying the chamber’s rules.
A government agency and the Senate parliamentarian have warned that Congress doesn’t have the authority to erase a state regulation. Still, the Republican-led House and Senate are forging ahead with a plan to overturn California’s requirement that all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state be emission-free by 2035.

“What has come to the Senate is a rule, and rules are subject to the Congressional Review Act, and we plan to use it,” said Senate Majority Whip …