Key facts
- Four Republican senators proposed repealing California's vehicle emissions rules.
- The proposal uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify EPA waivers.
- Senators argue California's waivers allow it to act as a de facto national regulator.
- Senator Mitch McConnell was released from a rehabilitation center.
- McConnell sustained a fall in mid-June.
- McConnell developed pneumonia in mid-June.
- McConnell will continue his recovery at home.
Four Republican senators have put forth a proposal to repeal California's vehicle emissions rules. This legislative effort aims to nullify waivers granted to California by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act. The senators contend that these waivers enable California to effectively act as a national regulator for vehicle emissions. Their proposal leverages the Congressional Review Act as the mechanism for this repeal.
In a separate, unrelated development, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center. He had been undergoing treatment after sustaining a fall in mid-June, which subsequently led to the development of pneumonia. Senator McConnell is now continuing his recovery process at his residence.