S 711 119th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

Transportation Freedom Act

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Moreno, Bernie Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

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Transportation Freedom Act

This bill reduces taxes on auto companies and repeals specified environmental regulations on cars and trucks.

The bill establishes a new tax deduction equal to 200% of eligible wages paid or incurred by domestic producers of automobiles or automobile components, subject to limitations. It also allows an entity to reduce (and adjust) its financial statement income (for purposes of calculating liability for the alternative minimum tax) by the amount of eligible wages it elects to deduct.

The bill nullifies the 2024 rules of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding (1) the finalization of specified greenhouse gas (GHG) programs and the reduction of emissions from certain light-duty and medium-duty vehicles (e.g., cars and trucks that are under a certain weight) starting with model year 2027, and (2) phase three of GHG emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (e.g., school buses and tractor-trailer trucks).

It also repeals the 2024 rules of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for certain cars, trucks, and vans.

Additionally, the bill eliminates (1) the option given to California to set standards for car emissions that are more stringent than those set under the Clean Air Act, and (2) the option for other states to adopt California's standards.

NHTSA and the EPA must establish new CAFE and GHG standards, respectively, for vehicles that are economically practicable and technologically feasible. The GHG standards may not require the production or sale of electric vehicles.

What's happening now February 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Lobbying activity 52

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

OGR
for CARVANA · Arizona · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
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for FEDEX CORPORATION · Tennessee · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
for AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FEDEX CORPORATION
for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
OGR
for FEDEX CORPORATION · Tennessee · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 3

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Feb 25, 2025

Justice, James C.

West Virginia · Feb 25, 2025

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · Feb 25, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 711: Transportation Freedom Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-711/

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"S. 711: Transportation Freedom Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-711/.

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