Electric CARS Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 28, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2018 or the Electric CARS Act of 2018
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify and extend several tax credits related to electric cars.
The bill extends the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles through 2028. In addition, the bill modifies the credit to: (1) remove the limitation on the number of vehicles per manufacturer that are eligible for the credit, and (2) allow a taxpayer to assign the credit to a financing entity.
The bill also extends through 2028 the tax credits for: (1) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and (2) alternative motor vehicles.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2018 to Dec 12, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 13, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 13, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Aug 21, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Aug 21, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 21, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Nov 29, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Dec 12, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 109, June 28, 2018, page H5976.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3449 | Electric CARS Act of 2018 | Related bill | Sep 17, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax credits related to electric cars, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Electric CARS Act of 2018
- Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in House
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.
