Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 29, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8016)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies needed for the development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and (2) establish a competitive grant pilot demonstration program to provide up to 25 grants annually to state and local governments and metropolitan transportation authorities, or combinations of them, to implement demonstration projects for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2006 to Jun 28, 2006; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Jun 7, 2006 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Jun 19, 2006 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jun 20, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Jun 28, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2006 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2006 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8016)
- Jun 28, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jun 27, 2006For Further Action See H.R.5656.
- Jun 7, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3433)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3433 | Lamar Smith R-TX | Jun 7, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5656 | Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2006 | Procedurally related | Jul 28, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce the Nation's dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Commerce
- Commercialization
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric batteries
- Electric vehicles
- Energy
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Environmental Protection
- Fuel cells
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Hazardous wastes
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Public-private partnerships
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste reduction
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2006Introduced in House
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