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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…

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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: July 24, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 20 Republican 1 Independent 1
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Sep 14, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2006
Watson, Diane
· Sep 6, 2006
Reichert, David
· Jul 28, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 25, 2006
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Jul 24, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Jul 24, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 22, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 23, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 2, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 29, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 28, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 28, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 7, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 6, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 6, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 29, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 26, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 26, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 19, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Sep 19, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 19, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 19, 2005
Cardoza, Dennis
· Sep 14, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Sep 14, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2005
Miller, Brad
· Sep 14, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3762: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3762/
MLA
"H.R. 3762: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3762/.
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H.R. 3762, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3762/.
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