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HR 3872 112th Congress House

E Prize Act of 2012

Official title: To provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-efficient mid-sized automobiles powered by gasoline.

Introduced: February 1, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 1, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act of 2012 or the E Prize Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to award a $1 billion prize to the first automobile manufacturer incorporated in the United States to manufacture and sell in the United States 60,000 mid-sized sedans that operate on gasoline and can travel 100 miles per gallon.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3872: E Prize Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3872/
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"H.R. 3872: E Prize Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3872/.
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H.R. 3872, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3872/.
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