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S 3403 110th Congress Senate

Accuracy in Fuel Economy Standards Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require determination of the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a ye… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require determination of the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on a projected fuel gasoline price that is not less than the applicable high gasoline price projection issued by the Energy Information Administration.

Introduced: September 23, 2008 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works AutomobilesCost effectivenessEnergyEnergy prices
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Finance and Financial SectorFuel consumptionGasolineStandards
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 31, 2008
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 Latest action July 31, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accuracy in Fuel Economy Standards Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to calculate maximum feasible fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and non-passenger automobiles based on the most recent high gasoline price projection issued by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Defines the "applicable high gasoline price projection" as the greatest of a range of estimated gasoline prices that the EIA issues as part of its annual energy outlook, short-term energy outlook, or similar analyses for: (1) the year (or years) corresponding to the model year (or model years) for which the Secretary is prescribing an average fuel economy standard; and (2) the range of years considered by the Secretary in determining the costs and benefits associated with such standard.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 23, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3403: Accuracy in Fuel Economy Standards Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3403/
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