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H.R. 8191 116th Congress House

CHARGE Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2020 Introduced by: Ro Khanna Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government buildings, facilities, and propertyHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesTransportation costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action September 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act or the CHARGE Act

This bill requires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8191: CHARGE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8191/
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"H.R. 8191: CHARGE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8191/.
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H.R. 8191, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8191/.
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