The National Automobile Dealers Association said it’s supporting controversial joint resolutions by three Republican senators to revoke waivers allowing California’s strict emissions standards, which include a ban on the sale of new gas-powered and hybrid vehicles by 2035.

The resolutions, introduced by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Deb Fischer (R-Ind.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), seek to use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California’s waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which was granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the final days of the Biden Administration.

“NADA applauds Sen. Capito for her leadership to stop California and other states’ ban on gas-powered and hybrid vehicles,” NADA said in a statement issues this week. “Allowing the California zero-emission vehicle mandate to go into effect later this year will drastically curtail the availability of gas-powered and hybrid vehicles, leave millions of consumers far fewer vehicle choices and force consumers everywhere to pay more for new and used vehicles.”

The resolutions were introduced despite opinions by Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough and the Government Accountability Office that the waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act because they are not considered rules, but rather “adjudicatory orders”.

But neither of those entities can make binding decisions for the Senate, and with Republicans holding the majority, they could proceed with the resolutions.

While there are other legislative methods available to undo the waivers, Republicans are seeking to use the CRA because it requires a simple majority vote to enact, avoiding a filibuster.