Congress Can't Revocate Waivers From California, Ruling Upholds State Flexibility

The Senate parliamentarian and Government Accountability Office have ruled that Congress cannot revoke the waivers granted to California.

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All three policies were implemented under permissions granted to California by the Biden administration. They pose an extraordinary challenge to California's longstanding authority under the 1970 Clean Air Act to set pollution standards that are more strict than federal limits.

And the legality of the congressional action is in dispute. Two authorities, the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office, have ruled that Congress cannot revoke the waivers.