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HR 7289 115th Congress House

Fairness for Every Driver Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and to provide for a Federal Highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles.

Introduced: December 12, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesGovernment trust fundsHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIncome tax credits
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Roads and highwaysSales and excise taxesTransportation programs fundingUser charges and fees
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action December 12, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Every Driver Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) terminate and repeal the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles, (2) impose a user fee on alternative fuel vehicles used in the United States, and (3) require the user fees to be transferred to the Highway Trust Fund.

"Alternative fuel vehicles" include plug-in electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, and other motor vehicles propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws power from any source that is not subject to certain fuel taxes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7289: Fairness for Every Driver Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7289/
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"H.R. 7289: Fairness for Every Driver Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7289/.
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H.R. 7289, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7289/.
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