US House Votes to Block California’s Plan to Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Cars

California’s regulations would have raised costs for consumers and threatened critical supply chains if they weren’t repealed, lawmakers said.

Traffic on a Los Angeles freeway during the evening rush hour commute in Alhambra, Calif., on April 12, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 1 to block California’s plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, although California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the vote was illegal.

The Republican-controlled House voted to repeal waivers granted by the Biden administration that allowed California to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 and mandate the sale of zero-emission trucks.