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HR 4584 113th Congress House

Electric CARS Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend the new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit and to enable such credit to b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and extend the new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit and to enable such credit to be converted to a rebate at the point of sale.

Introduced: May 6, 2014 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Taxation Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIncome tax credits
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 6, 2014
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 Latest action May 6, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2014 or the Electric CARS Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the maximum amount of the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles to $7,500 and to extend the termination date of such credit to December 31, 2020. Permits the credit to be assigned to the sellers of such vehicles.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 20, 2014
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 6, 2014
Owens, William
· May 6, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4584: Electric CARS Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4584/
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"H.R. 4584: Electric CARS Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4584/.
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H.R. 4584, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4584/.
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