The House is set to vote next week on overturning the Biden-era approvals of California regulations to ban sales of new gas-powered cars, The Hill reported Wednesday.

However, according to a ruling from the Government Accountability Office, under the Congressional Review Act, Congress does not have the authority to overturn the ban, as the Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice or order rather than a rule on the matter. Per the GAO, under the act, an agency must submit a rule to be overturned. The nonpartisan watchdog’s report indicates that the House vote may lack legal standing.

Nonetheless, a spokesperson for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told The Hill that a vote will commence next week.

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