The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that protects cars with internal combustion engines amid new regulations from California that would limit them.
The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, introduced by Republican Rep. John Joyce of Pennsylvania, would prevent states from adopting emissions standards for new vehicles that restrict the sale of gas-powered cars, as some states, like California, have proposed to do. It passed the House by a vote of 222 yeas to 190 nays, Joyce tweeted.
“California regulators shouldn’t have the power to determine what vehicles are sold to families in Pennsylvania,” Joyce wrote in a statement issued before the vote. “One state should not be able to set national policy and Americans should not be forced into making purchases they are unable to afford.”
