HR 3762
109th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative procedure
Automobile industry
Commerce
Department of Transportation
Energy efficiency
Fuel consumption
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Law
Motor vehicle safety
Standards
Transportation and Public Works
To require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency in order to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the United States by 10 percent beginning in 2016, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 14, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Sep 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 14, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation by regulation to prescribe (corporate) average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles manufactured after 2008 that ensure that the CAFE achieved by automobiles manufactured after 2015 is at least 33 miles per gallon, and meets other specified criteria. Authorizes the Secretary to establish separate standards for different classes of automobiles according to size.
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a CAFE credit trading program to allow a manufacturer that exceeds fuel economy standards to sell credits to another manufacturer.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Committees of jurisdiction
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