The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that, if enacted, would overturn the Biden-Harris administration's de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
The House voted 215 to 191. Approved HJ Res. 136 is a bill that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden, would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. Eight House Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans in supporting the bill, while one Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, voted against the bill.
The eight Democrats who voted with the Republicans were Rep. Yadira Carabeo of Colorado, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska, and Rep. Mary Grusenkamp Perez of Washington. Of particular note, Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Rep. Colin Allred of Texas (both running for the U.S. Senate) voted to retain the EPA's emissions standards, which, if enacted, would force automakers to significantly increase EV production over the next decade, effectively creating an EV mandate. (RELATED: 'That's pathetic': Democratic senators slam Biden administration officials for slow rollout of major EV program)
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Specifically, automakers would be in compliance with EPA rules if EVs account for 56% of new vehicle sales by 2032, and plug-in hybrids account for an additional 13%. According to The Biden-Harris administration has argued that the regulation does not amount to a mandate for EVs, according to the Associated Press.
But critics say the opposite.
“This EPThe rulemaking clearly exceeds the scope of the regulatory authority given to the agency. “Congress' expansion of this authority will be challenged in court, but it is a positive step,” more than two dozen energy advocacy groups wrote in a letter to lawmakers Thursday. [Congressional Review Act] Decide now Ensuring consumers are protected todayRather than waiting years for a problem to be resolved, It's a way to resolve it through the court system.”
The Biden-Harris administration goal The company has set a goal of making EVs 50% of its new-vehicle sales by 2030 as part of a broader climate change initiative. Despite billions of dollars in spending and aggressive regulations, consumers still appear hesitant to move to all-electric vehicles, while automakers pour huge amounts of money into EV lines and start backing away from some of their near-term production goals.
Neither the EPA nor the White House immediately responded to requests for comment.
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