Sioux City Times

This week, U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra cast his vote in favor of overturning waivers allocated by the Biden administration to the State of California. These waivers were intended to support California's electric vehicle policies. The U.S. House of Representatives passed three resolutions under the Congressional Review Act targeting these waivers.

Rep. Feenstra expressed his stance: “Although electric vehicles are more expensive and less reliable than gas-powered cars, the Biden administration barreled forward with its EV mandates on American families, farmers, and small businesses – enriching China, where EV components are largely sourced, at the expense of U.S. citizens and manufacturers. In one of the most egregious examples of federal overreach, the Biden EPA granted three waivers exclusively to California, allowing the state to move ahead with its plans to ban gas-powered vehicles and electrify trucks, tractors, and semis.” He continued, “As a strong supporter of liquid fuels, I voted to overturn all three of these waivers, restoring consumer choice and promoting affordability over mandates. In conjunction with President Trump’s executive order repealing the Biden administration’s EV mandates, these resolutions will ensure that California’s ridiculous and misguided policies do not spread to Iowa or any other state.”

The resolutions in question include:

- H.J. Res. 87, aimed at repealing California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) waiver, which permits the state to mandate zero-emission trucks sales.

- H.J. Res. 88, focused on revoking California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) waiver that allows a ban on gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035.

- H.J. Res. 89, aimed at terminating California’s new nitrogen oxide (NOx) engine emission standards that are considered burdensome for heavy-duty engines.