The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday voted to block California from enforcing its landmark state rules that would prohibit the sale of new gasoline powered passenger vehicles starting in 2035.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House voted Thursday to block California from enforcing first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The move comes a day after the chamber voted to halt California standards to cut tailpipe emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles,

Republicans, joined by a handful of Democrats, voted to eliminate California’s electric vehicle policy, which had been adopted by 11 other states.