House votes to block Biden-Harris admistration EV mandate

The House on Friday passed a resolution blocking the EPA's tailpipe emission standards. 

The vote was 215-191, with eight Democrats joining Republicans in passing the measure. 

The EPA finalized the rule in April, and it sets standards for emissions for automakers across their lines of production. Since meeting the standards would require car manufacturers to make a large portion of their vehicles electric, it’s often referred to as an EV mandate. 

Rep. John James, R-Mich., introduced the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in May. The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to block finalized federal regulations. 

"The Biden-Harris Administration’s EPA tailpipe emission rule is another out-of-touch regulation that will crater the Michigan auto industry and decimate our middle-class, and most vulnerable. Folks in my district simply can’t afford to spend an additional $12,000 on an expensive, unreliable EV," James said in a statement Friday. 

A coalition of 28 organizations, led by the American Energy Alliance (AEA), sent a letter to all members of the House of Representatives Thursday urging the passage of the resolution.

The coalition includes national and state-based free-market organizations, trade associations, consumer and taxpayer protection groups, and grassroots organizations. 

“This rule on tailpipe emissions standards is a massive overreach, using a novel application of EPA motor vehicle authorities in an attempt to force a transition in the motor vehicles market to products that align with the ideological preferences of the Biden administration,” the letter states. 

Tom Pyle, president of the AEA, issued a statement Friday praising the House for passing the resolution. He said the EPA rule was an attempt by the Biden-Harris administration to bypass Congress using unelected bureaucrats to push their ideological EV agenda.

"Today, the House told them no. Since becoming her party’s nominee, Vice President Harris has tried to walk back her long standing support of EV mandates. If she truly wants to show the American people that she has changed her stance, and that she cares about their freedoms, now is the time for her to call on her former colleagues in the Senate to vote on this resolution," Pyle said.