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S 1242 118th Congress Senate Taxation

No EV Credits for Idle Allies Act

Introduced: April 20, 2023 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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No EV Credits for Idle Allies Act

This bill excludes critical materials for vehicle batteries that were extracted or processed in Germany or France from any determination of the eligible amount of the new clean vehicle tax credit unless the Department of State certifies that either country has, since February 24, 2022, directly provided a cumulative amount of aid to Ukraine that is not less than the direct commitment of aid provided by the United States.

The State Department must annually review its certification of the amount of aid provided to Ukraine by Germany or France and require such countries to attain a certain level of defense spending for the duration of the war in Ukraine.

What's happening now April 20, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Apr 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1242: No EV Credits for Idle Allies Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1242/
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"S. 1242: No EV Credits for Idle Allies Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1242/.
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S. 1242, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1242/.
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[S. 1242: No EV Credits for Idle Allies Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1242/)
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