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S 1617 110th Congress Senate

Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence On the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.

Introduced: June 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Automobile industryCommerceElectric batteriesElectric utilities
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Electric vehiclesEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionIncome taxIndustrial buildingsMotor vehicle pollution controlRebatesTax creditsTax deductionsTransportation and Public Works
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Jun 14, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 14, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7733-7734)
Jun 14, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 14, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence On the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) the purchase of a new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle; (2) the conversion of a motor vehicle to a plug-in electric drive vehicle; and (3) rebates paid by electric utilities to purchasers of or converters to plug-in electric drive vehicles. Defines "new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle" as a motor vehicle which: (1) is powered by traction batteries with an aggregate capacity of not less than 2.5 kilowatt hours; (2) uses an offboard source of electricity to recharge batteries; and (3) has a certificate of conformity under the Clean Air Act.

Allows a taxpayer election to expense 100% of the cost of facilities for manufacturing plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (and vehicle components) placed in service before January 1, 2013. Reduces such percentage to 50% for facilities placed in service after 2012, and before January 1, 2015.

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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 14, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1617: Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence On the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1617/
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"S. 1617: Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence On the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1617/.
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S. 1617, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1617/.
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