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H.R. 4027 96th Congress House

Federal Automobile Mileage Reduction Act of 1979

Official title: A bill to reduce the annual automotive mileage and fuel consumed by Federal agencies.

Introduced: May 9, 1979 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Alcohol and Alcoholic BeveragesAlcohol as fuelAutomobile fuel consumptionAutomobiles
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Fuel consumptionGasolineGovernment Operations and PoliticsMotor Vehicles and DrivingPetroleum and petroleum products
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It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) 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.
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May 9, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
May 9, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Automobile Mileage Reduction Act of 1979 - Directs the President to reduce the aggregate miles traveled by automobiles owned or leased for more than six months by Federal agencies according to a timetable which phases in a 20 percent reduction from the total miles traveled in fiscal year 1978 by fiscal year 1994. Requires the President to estimate what would have been the total miles traveled in fiscal year 1978 by an agency not in existence at that time in order to implement such reductions.

Freezes the reimbursement for use of employee-owned vehicles by Federal agencies at the levels of fiscal year 1978.

Authorizes the President to provide exemptions from such reductions: (1) for any executive agency during a national emergency or disaster; (2) for the United States Postal Service; or (3) for any executive agency for a single year, provided the total mileage traveled by such agency does not exceed the mileage traveled during the previous year. Requires the President to submit a written report to the Congress if such an exemption is made.

Directs the President to promote the use of gasohol by executive agencies.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 9, 1979
LUNGREN, DANIEL
· May 9, 1979
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· May 9, 1979
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4027: Federal Automobile Mileage Reduction Act of 1979. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4027/
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"H.R. 4027: Federal Automobile Mileage Reduction Act of 1979." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4027/.
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H.R. 4027, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-4027/.
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