EV Freedom Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Electric Vehicle Freedom Act or the EV Freedom Act
This bill establishes a national network of publicly available electric vehicle charging stations along public roads and the National Highway System in the United States.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2020 to Sep 11, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 6, 2020 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 12, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 12, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Feb 12, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Sep 11, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2020 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2020 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 6, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 25, February 6, 2020, page H936.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- EV Freedom Act
- Electric Vehicle Freedom Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Buy American requirements
- Congressional oversight
- Energy
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Government studies and investigations
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Infrastructure development
- Public-private cooperation
- Roads and highways
- State and local government operations
- Transportation costs
- Transportation programs funding
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2020Introduced 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.
