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S. 711 119th Congress Senate

Transportation Freedom Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an enhanced deduction for wages paid to automobile manufacturing workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Bernie Moreno Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 25, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2814 Identical bill Transportation Freedom Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 63

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

  • AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
    for AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FEDEX CORPORATION
    for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
    for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • OGR
    for CARVANA · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • OGR
    for FEDEX CORPORATION · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
    for NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 25, 2025
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Justice, James C.
West Virginia · Feb 25, 2025
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Sheehy, Tim
Montana · Feb 25, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 711: Transportation Freedom Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-711/
MLA
"S. 711: Transportation Freedom Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-711/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 711, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-711/.
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[S. 711: Transportation Freedom Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-711/)
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