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HR 5959 109th Congress House Taxation Alternative energy sources Automobiles Commerce Economics and Public Finance Electric vehicles Energy Excise tax Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Labeling Natural gas vehicles Service stations Transportation and Public Works

TEAM up for Energy Independence Act

Introduced: July 28, 2006 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Jul 28, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 28, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1589)
Jul 28, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

To Encourage Alternatively fueled vehicle Manufacturing up for Energy Independence Act of 2006 or the TEAM up for Energy Independence Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the first retail sale of each passenger automobile sold by manufacturers, producers, or importers. Exempts alternative fueled automobiles from such tax.

Amends federal transportation law to revise the definitons of "automobile" and "passenger automobile" to increase the gross vehicle weight limit from 6,000 to 10,000 pounds.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to make grants for alternative fuel refueling infrastructure projects from a trust fund into which revenues from the excise tax on passenger automobiles shall be deposited.

Amends the Automobile Information Disclosure Act to require labeling for new automobiles to indicate: (1) whether a new automobile is an alternative fueled automobile; and (2) the types of fuel on which such automobile can operate.

What's happening now August 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5959: TEAM up for Energy Independence Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5959/
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"H.R. 5959: TEAM up for Energy Independence Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5959/.
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