A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 24, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 24, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Modifies average vehicle fuel economy standards, with respect to alternative fuel automobiles, by:
- excepting natural gas automobiles from maximum fuel economy increase requirements for model years 1993 through 2019 and from minimum driving range requirements for dual fueled automobiles;
- allowing inclusion in an alternative fuel vehicle of a reserve gasoline tank for incidental or emergency use;
- requiring reasonably comparable energy efficiency, as compared to a gasoline- or diesel fuel-vehicle (under current law, "equal or superior energy efficiency"); and
- revising the formula for measuring the fuel economy of a model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles manufactured in models years 1993 through 2019, including by using the model's alternative fuel range as a base.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 24, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jul 24, 2013 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jul 24, 2013 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jul 24, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jul 24, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
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- Jul 24, 2013Introduced in Senate
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