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HR 7303 110th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Motor vehicles

CAR Act

Introduced: November 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 20, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer and Automotive Recovery Act of 2008 or the CAR Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a one-time tax credit for the purchase of a U.S. manufactured motor vehicle with a gross weight rating of not more than 14,000 pounds. Limits the amount of such credit to $1,500.

What's happening now November 20, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7303: CAR Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7303/
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"H.R. 7303: CAR Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7303/.
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H.R. 7303, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7303/.
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[H.R. 7303: CAR Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7303/)
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