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FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019

Introduced: November 22, 2019 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Nov 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Nov 22, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Nov 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fostering and Realizing Electrification by Encouraging Zero Emission Refrigeration Trucks Act of 2019 or the FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants for projects that (1) replace an existing diesel-powered transport refrigeration unit in a heavy-duty vehicle with an electric unit; (2) purchase and install shore power infrastructure (infrastructure that provides power to the vehicle when it is stationary) or other equipment that enables transport refrigeration units to connect to electric power at places where heavy-duty vehicles congregate; or (3) operate and maintain vehicles, infrastructure, or equipment relating to electric transport refrigeration units and associated shore power.

What's happening now November 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 22, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 22, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5256: FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5256/
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"H.R. 5256: FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5256/.
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H.R. 5256, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5256/.
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