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HR 4968 100th Congress House

A bill requiring the use by the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in compliance with the Clean Air Act, and…

Official title: A bill requiring the use by the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill requiring the use by the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in compliance with the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 1988 See on congress.gov
Energy Air pollution controlAlcohol and Alcoholic BeveragesAlcohol as fuelCarbon monoxide
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Electric vehiclesEnergy policyEnvironmental ProtectionGasolineMotor Vehicles and DrivingMotor vehicle pollution controlNatural gasOzonePetroleum and petroleum products
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Jul 12, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jun 30, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 30, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 12, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires a certain percentage of Federal fleets of passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks to be alternative fuel vehicles by specified deadlines if such vehicles are being operated in an area designated under the Clean Air Act as an area of serious health endangerment for ozone and/or carbon monoxide.

Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration and the Secretary of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, to issue regulations ensuring that such vehicles shall: (1) be supplied with alcohol, natural gas, or electricity in the primary area of operation; and (2) be operated exclusively on such fuel (except when it is impracticable to obtain it). Mandates that funds appropriated to implement this Act be expended first in those areas determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the Administrator) to have the most severe air pollution problems.

Requires alcohol or natural gas fuels to be offered for sale to the public at Federal facilities except in certain circumstances. Mandates that the funds appropriated for alternative fuel vehicle acquisition apply only to the portion of costs which exceeds the cost for comparable conventional fuel vehicles. Directs the Secretary of Energy to ensure that the cost to any Federal agency receiving an alternative fuel vehicle under this Act shall not exceed the cost to such agency of a comparable conventional fueled vehicle.

Mandates that gasoline powered Federal vehicles, with specified exceptions, which are operated in an area designated as seriously endangering health because of carbon monoxide, and which are not dual energy (or natural gas dual energy), be operated exclusively with fuel which blends oxygenates with gasoline at their primary fueling facility.

Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress the results of a comprehensive analysis of the public health risk associated with the use of significant amounts of alcohol or natural gas transportation fuels as compared to diesel and gasoline fuels. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990.

Sets forth criteria for alternative fuel vehicles.

Authorizes appropriatons for FY 1993 through 1996.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 30, 1988
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 30, 1988
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 30, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4968: A bill requiring the use by the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in compliance with the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4968/
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"H.R. 4968: A bill requiring the use by the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in compliance with the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4968/.
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H.R. 4968, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4968/.
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