Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017
Latest action · May 24, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017
This bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies for FY2018-FY2022.
The bill requires DOE to:
- conduct a program of research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities (R&D activities) on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the emissions of U.S. passenger and commercial vehicles;
- ensure that it continues to support R&D activities and maintains competency in mid- to long-term transformational vehicle technologies with potential to achieve reductions in emissions;
- carry out a research, development, and demonstration program on the secondary uses of electric vehicle batteries and develop guidelines for projects that demonstrate the secondary uses and innovative recycling of such batteries;
- carry out a program of R&D activities on advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies and practices;
- 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;
- conduct a competitive grant program to demonstrate the integration of multiple advanced technologies on Class 8 (heavy-duty) truck and trailer platforms;
- 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 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; and
- undertake a pilot program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial applications of technologies to improve total machine or system efficiency for nonroad mobile equipment and seek opportunities to transfer relevant research findings and technologies between the nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle sectors.
DOE may construct heavy-duty truck and bus testing facilities.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 24, 2017 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | May 24, 2017 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | May 24, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 24, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1460 | Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2017 |
| HR 4050 | Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 22, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Air quality
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Manufacturing
- Materials
- Motor fuels
- Motor vehicles
- Oil and gas
- Performance measurement
- Public transit
- Research and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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