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HR 6178 118th Congress House

Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 2, 2023 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Energy Civil actions and liabilityElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationEnergy storage, supplies, demand
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Nov 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2023
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.
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 Latest action November 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 7, 2024
 D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Nov 28, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 13, 2023
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 2, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Nov 2, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6178: Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6178/
MLA
"H.R. 6178: Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6178/.
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H.R. 6178, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6178/.
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[H.R. 6178: Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6178/)
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