New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that 10% of new vehicles sold in the United States should be natural gas vehicles by December 31, 2018.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit with respect to natural gas fuel; (2) allow new tax credits for investment in energy security bonds and natural gas vehicle production bonds; (3) allow a new tax credit for producing vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified natural gas; (4) allow an increased alternative motor vehicle tax credit for the purchase of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified natural gas; and (5) extend through 2017 the tax credits for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures and for new qualified alternative fuel vehicles.
Requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to study whether the federal fleet should increase the number of its natural gas vehicles.
Requires each retail automotive fueling station owned by a major integrated oil company to have at least one pump dispensing natural gas for automotive purposes by January 1, 2018. Imposes a civil fine on oil companies that fail to comply with such requirement.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2008 to Sep 25, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-LA | Jim McCrery | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Sep 25, 2008 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 22, 2008 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2008 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Jul 22, 2008Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and to provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2008Introduced in House
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