House passes bill blocking Biden admin attempt to require two-thirds of new cars to be electric within years

The Biden administration’s attempt to set new emissions standards on electric vehicles was blocked by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Friday. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule in March under the Clean Air Act to set new emissions standards that would require up to two-thirds of new cars sold to be electric vehicles by 2032.

The new standards would affect “light-duty vehicle manufacturers, independent commercial importers, alternative fuel converters, and manufacturers and converters of medium-duty vehicles,” according to the EPA’s final rule.

The House passed the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution on Friday, introduced by Rep. John James, R-Mich., to block the “out-of-touch regulation” from being enacted.

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A Tesla Model 3 charges at a ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station in Rhinebeck, New York, on Sept. 3. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The amendment was passed with bipartisan support, with eight Democrats voting for the bill.

Democrats who opposed the bill argued that the EPA’s rule was “very important” in reducing emissions, but James, speaking on the House floor ahead of the vote, called the Biden administration’s new standards “catastrophic.”

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