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H.R. 4399 111th Congress House

American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act

Official title: To further the national deployment of electric drive vehicles, to strengthen and enhance the national power grid through the integration of such vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
Energy Advanced technology and technological innovationsAlternative and renewable resourcesBuy American requirementsElectric power generation and transmission
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Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental technologyGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesManufacturingPostal servicePublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentSolid waste and recyclingTechnology transfer and commercialization
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Dec 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Dec 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Dec 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Science and Technology
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science and Technology, 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.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a two-phased program to: (1) award funds for the manufacture, testing, and delivery of at least 20,000 electric drive U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles or other road vehicles for local postal delivery; and (2) further the deployment of electric drive vehicles and the development of grid services using them, including Vehicle-to-Grid.

Prescribes Phase I program requirements to direct the Secretary to award funds for the production and delivery of: (1) 2,000 all-electric trucks (including an additional number of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs) to the U.S. Postal Service; (2) 4,000 new electric U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles, including 200 new Derivative Electric Vehicles, to replace existing U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles; (3) 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains and 2,000 all-electric powertrains for converting existing U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles; and (4) 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the U.S. Postal Service.

Requires: (1) installation of 12,000 charging stations at U.S. Postal Service facilities; (2) the deployment of Smart Grid technologies, principally Vehicle-to-Grid; (3) activities to increase lithium ion battery repurposing and lithium ion battery recycling infrastructure; and (4) the development of standards and safety policies for the deployment of the Phase I vehicle test fleet.

Establishes the Postal Service Sustainability Fund.

Directs the Secretary, based on a Phase I performance report and on recommendations of the Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service, to select one or more recipients for the award of funds for Phase II of the program for the production and delivery of 10,000 electric postal delivery vehicles and 12,000 charging stations.

Requires the Secretary to establish a public information clearinghouse for all data collected under this Act.

Requires the Secretary to give priority in the awarding of funds for Phase I and Phase II to applicants that comply with Buy America Act requirements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5442 Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2010
Delahunt, Bill
· Mar 25, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4399: American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4399/
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