The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure overturning California’s 2035 ban on new gas-powered cars, which has been adopted by 11 other states and the District of Columbia, making up 40% of the American market.

Both the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office have concluded that Congress lacks authority to block California’s climate policy.

Republicans moved a step closer to repealing a federal waiver allowing California to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a policy that had drawn opposition from automakers, fuel producers and