Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act
Latest action · Apr 7, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Title I: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards - Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act - (Sec. 102) Amends federal transportation law to instruct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe average fuel economy standards for automobiles, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks for model years 2011-2030. Provides for increased average fuel economy standards for medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty trucks through 2030.
Requires the Secretary to prescribe average fuel economy standards for automobiles beginning in model year 2011 that achieve a combined fuel economy standard for model year 2020 of at least 35 miles per gallon, with at least a four percent greater average fuel economy standard than the standard for the previous model year required for each of model years 2021-2030.
(Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe a lower model year fuel economy standard for automobiles, medium-duty trucks, or heavy-duty trucks if clear and convincing evidence shows the prescribed standard is not cost-effective.
Revises requirements for the Secretary's considerations when deciding maximum feasible average fuel economy to include: (1) environmental impacts; (2) economic security; (3) the impact of oil or energy intensity of the U.S. economy on its sensitivity to oil and other fuel price changes; (4) national security; (5) the uninternalized costs of pipeline and storage oil seepage, and the risk of oil spills; and (6) the emissions of pollutants, including greenhouse gases, over the lifecycle of the fuel and the resulting costs to human health, the economy, and the environment.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that each standard is the highest one that is technologically achievable (as under current law), cost-effective, not less than the standard for the same class of vehicles from any prior year, and achievable also without materially reducing the overall safety of automobiles, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks manufactured or sold in the United States.
(Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary to issue a motor vehicle safety standard that addresses better management of crash forces in multiple vehicle frontal and side impact crashes between different types, sizes, and weights of automobiles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less in order to decrease occupant deaths and injuries.
(Sec. 106) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) credit trading program that allows manufacturers whose automobiles exceed prescribed CAFE standards to earn credits to be sold to manufacturers whose automobiles fail to achieve such standards.
(Sec. 107) Revises fuel economy labeling information requirements to include fuel economy and greenhouse gas and other emissions consequences of operation of an automobile (green label).
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to implement a green label consumer education program.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Fuelstar Program allowing manufacturers to post on fuel economy labels: (1) a green star for meeting the average fuel economy standard, plus an additional green star for each two miles per gallon by which such standard is exceeded; and (2) a gold star for attaining a fuel economy of at least 50 miles per gallon.
(Sec. 109) Directs the Secretary to execute an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to develop a report evaluating vehicle fuel economy standards.
(Sec. 110) Modifies standards governing federal executive agency automobiles to require the head of a federal executive agency to ensure that each new automobile procured by the agency is as fuel efficient as practicable.
Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to evaluate and report to Congress on the efforts of executive agency heads to comply with this fuel efficiency requirement for FY2009.
Repeals the requirement that the President prescribe regulations that require passenger automobiles leased for at least 60 consecutive days or bought by executive agencies in a fiscal year to achieve a specified minimum fleet average fuel economy.
(Sec. 111) Requires the manufacture each model year of increasing percentages of flexible fuel automobiles (capable of operating on gasoline or diesel fuel).
(Sec. 112) Instructs the Secretary to prescribe regulations that require the manufacturer of automobiles for sale in the United States to: (1) display prominently on each automobile a permanent badge or emblem that indicates it is capable of operating on alternative fuel; and (2) include related information in the owner's manual.
(Sec. 113) Requires the Secretary to reevaluate every five years and report to Congress on the accuracy of fuel economy labeling procedures.
(Sec. 114) Directs the Secretary to promulgate rules establishing a national tire fuel efficiency consumer information program for tires designed for use on motor vehicles. Sets forth a civil penalty for any person who fails to comply with such program.
(Sec. 115) Instructs the Secretary to: (1) implement an Advanced Battery Initiative to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of battery technologies through competitively-awarded grants; and (2) select an Industry Alliance to represent private, for-profit firms whose primary business is the manufacture of batteries.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.
(Sec. 116) Directs the President to promulgate standards for biodiesel blend sold or introduced into commerce in the United States.
(Sec. 117) Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer civil penalties obtained through legal actions to enforce this Act: (1) 50% to the Secretary to carry out a program of research and development into fuel-saving automotive technologies; and (2) 50% to the Energy Security Fund.
(Sec. 118) Establishes the Energy Security Fund to implement the Alternative Fuels Grant Program, which the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Program, shall establish to expand the availability of alternative fuels to consumers.
(Sec. 119) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2021 to carry out automobile fuel economy programs.
Title II: Price Gouging - Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act - (Sec. 203) Declares it unlawful for suppliers to sell crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates at unconscionably excessive prices during any period declared by the President to be an energy emergency.
(Sec. 204) Declares unlawful any: (1) direct or indirect market manipulation or deception in connection with the wholesale purchase or sale of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates; or (2) reporting of false information regarding such products.
(Sec. 206) Sets forth conditions of supply shortages under which the President is authorized to declare that a federal energy emergency exists.
(Sec. 207) Empowers both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state Attorneys General to enforce this Act.
(Sec. 209) Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this title.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2007 to May 24, 2007; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jan 26, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jan 30, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2007Markup May 8, 2007Reported Apr 7, 2008 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2008Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-278.
- Apr 7, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
- May 8, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jan 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S843)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S843–S845Text printed S843–S845 | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI, Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | Jan 22, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 4, 2007S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 8, 2007</p>
- Jun 4, 2007S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 8, 2007
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-1213 | PENDING CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY (CAFE) LEGISLATION87 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 3, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-1215 | OVERSIGHT OF THE CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY (CAFE) PROGRAM114 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 6, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34294 | Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provisions Archived | Report | Feb 22, 2008 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 | Related bill | Dec 19, 2007 |
| S 1263 | Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act | Related bill | May 2, 2007 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act
- Popular Titles
- CAFE bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Alternative energy sources
- Automobile industry
- Automobile tires
- Automobiles
- Biomass energy
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Transportation
- Diesel motor
- Economic statistics
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric batteries
- Electric vehicles
- Emblems
- Emergency Management
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy research
- Energy shortages
- Energy supplies
- Environmental Protection
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Fuel consumption
- Gasoline
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government statistics
- Government vehicles
- Labeling
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Marketing
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Motor vehicle safety
- Parties to actions
- Petroleum
- Petroleum industry
- Profit
- Recycling of waste products
- Restrictive trade practices
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Signs and symbols
- Standards
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation research
- Trucks
- Wholesale trade
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2008Reported to Senate
- Jan 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
