The regulations targeting highway carbon emissions are part of President Biden's sweeping climate agenda. (Getty Images)
The resolution is a response to regulations the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) finalized in November, which the agency said supports President Biden’s "whole-of-government approach" of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at the time that the regulations provide states with the flexibility to set their own climate targets.
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However, Cramer and other lawmakers argued the FHWA overstepped its congressional authority in issuing the regulations, which essentially impose performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. Cramer blasted the FHWA for justifying the rules by saying Congress did not explicitly bar the action.
"The Biden administration should have never introduced this rule. But now we, the policymaking branch of government, must end it," the North Dakota Republican said.
Traffic moves along U.S. Highway 75 during the morning commute in Dallas, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Following the Senate vote, the bill now faces a vote in the House, where a companion bill was introduced by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., and Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo. Though, the White House issued a statement ahead of the vote Wednesday saying Biden would veto the bill if passed.
The passage of the resolution also comes shortly after two federal courts ruled in favor of a coalition of more than 20 states and industry groups, and struck down the FHWA regulations.
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"The Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration remain committed to supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s climate goals of cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050," an FHWA spokesperson recently told Fox News Digital. "We are reviewing the court’s decision and determining next steps."
Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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