Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013
Latest action · Mar 21, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 7, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies for FY2014-FY2018.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a program of basic and applied research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and related emissions of the nation's passenger and commercial vehicles; (2) ensure that the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to support research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities and maintains competency in mid- to long-term transformational vehicle technologies with potential to achieve deep reductions in petroleum use and emissions; (3) carry out activities under this Act in collaboration with automotive manufacturers, heavy commercial, vocational, and transit vehicle manufacturers, qualified plug-in electric vehicle manufacturers, compressed natural gas vehicle manufacturers, vehicle and engine equipment and component manufacturers, manufacturing equipment manufacturers, advanced vehicle service providers, fuel producers and energy suppliers, electric utilities, universities, national laboratories, and independent research laboratories; (4) coordinate research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities among relevant programs of the Department and other federal agencies and ensure that there is no duplication of activities among programs; (5) seek opportunities to leverage resources and support state and local initiatives in developing and promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manufacturing, and infrastructure; (6) coordinate with other agencies to conduct research, development, engineering, and demonstration activities on connectivity of vehicle and transportation systems; (7) carry out a research, development, demonstration, engineering, and commercial application program of advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies and practices; and (8) report annually on the technologies developed as a result of the activities authorized by this Act, with emphasis on whether the technologies were successfully adopted for commercial applications and whether products relying on those technologies are manufactured in the United States.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program of cooperative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities on advanced technologies for medium- to heavy-duty commercial, vocational, recreational, and transit vehicles and appoint a Director to coordinate such activities; (2) conduct a competitive grant program to demonstrate the integration of multiple advanced technologies on Class 8 truck and trailer platforms with a goal of improving overall freight efficiency by 50%; (3) develop standard testing procedures and technologies for evaluating the performance of advanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of representative duty cycles and operating conditions; and (4) evaluate heavy vehicle performance using work performance-based metrics, other than those based on miles per gallon, and appropriate metrics based on the work performed by nonroad systems.
Requires the Secretary to undertake a pilot program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial applications of technologies to improve total machine or system efficiency for nonroad equipment and to seek opportunities to transfer research findings and technologies between the nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle sectors.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2013 to Sep 9, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | May 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 26, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 13, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 7, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 488 | Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Department of Energy
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Manufacturing
- Materials
- Metals
- Motor carriers
- Motor fuels
- Oil and gas
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2013Introduced in House
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