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HR 5393 116th Congress House

Affordable American-made Automobile Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the incentives for electric vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
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Inflation and pricesMotor vehiclesSales and excise taxes
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Dec 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 11, 2019
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 Latest action December 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable American-made Automobile Act

This bill expands the tax credit for electric drive motor vehicles to include new and used battery electric motor vehicles. It reinstates and extends through 2030 the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and eliminates the limitation on such credit. The bill also makes the refueling credit applicable to electric vehicle charging stations.

The bill allows the use of private activity bonds to finance a qualified battery electric motor vehicle manufacturing facility or a qualified electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 21
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Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 11, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Dec 11, 2019
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 11, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 11, 2019
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Garamendi, John
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 11, 2019
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 11, 2019
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 11, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Dec 11, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 11, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 11, 2019
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 11, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 11, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 11, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 11, 2019
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 11, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5393: Affordable American-made Automobile Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5393/
MLA
"H.R. 5393: Affordable American-made Automobile Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5393/.
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H.R. 5393, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5393/.
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[H.R. 5393: Affordable American-made Automobile Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5393/)
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