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HR 1744 109th Congress House

Common Sense Automobile Efficiency Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles.

Introduced: May 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative procedureAlcohol as fuelAlternative energy sourcesAutomobile engines
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Automobile industryCommerceCompressed natural gasConsumer educationDepartment of the TreasuryDiesel motorElectric vehiclesEnergyEnergy conservationEnergy efficiencyEnergy industriesEnergy storageEnvironmental ProtectionExportsForeign Trade and International FinanceFuel cellsFuel consumptionGasolineGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigh technologyHydrogenIncome taxLawLiquefied natural gasLiquefied petroleum gasMethanolMotor vehicle pollution controlMotor vehiclesNatural gas vehiclesRetail tradeSales taxScience, Technology, CommunicationsService stationsStandardsTax creditsTax deductionsTax exemptionTransportation and Public Works
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Apr 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 4/21/2005 E724)
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Common Sense Automobile Efficiency Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the phaseouts of the tax credit for qualified electric vehicles and of the tax deduction for clean-fuel vehicles.

Increases from 30 million to 60 million the productive capacity limit for small ethanol producers for purposes of qualifying for the tax credit for alcohol used as fuel.

Denies an export exemption from gasoline excise taxes for fuel delivered into the tank of a motor vehicle which is shipped or driven outside the United States.

Allows a tax credit for investment in certain alternative motor vehicles, including fuel cell vehicles, advanced lean burn technology motor vehicles, hybrid motor vehicles, and alternative fuel motor vehicles. Sets forth formulae for determining the amount of such credit based on various factors, including vehicle weight and fuel efficiency ratings.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Independent 1
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· May 12, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· May 12, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1744: Common Sense Automobile Efficiency Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1744/
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"H.R. 1744: Common Sense Automobile Efficiency Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1744/.
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