CHARGE Act
Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-160.
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 18, 2019
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2020
- To the PresidentSep 21, 2020
- Became lawOct 1, 2020Public Law 116-160
Summary
Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act or the CHARGE Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 184 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed403–2 | Sep 14, 2020 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 23, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jul 23, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 18, 2019Markup Jul 24, 2019Reported Sep 10, 2019 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 26, 2019 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Signed by President.
- Oct 1, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-160.
- Sep 21, 2020Presented to President.
- Sep 14, 2020Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 14, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4350-4351)
- Sep 14, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2193.
- Sep 14, 2020At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 14, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4370-4371)
- Sep 14, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 2 (Roll no. 184). (text: CR H4350)
- Sep 14, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 26, 2019Received in the House.
- Nov 26, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Nov 25, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 21, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6764; text: CR S6764)
- Sep 10, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 116-95.
- Sep 10, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.
- Jul 24, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 18, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4350, H4351Text printed H4350Recorded votes H4370enactLists H4371Votes recorded by proxy on S. 2193, Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies (CHARGE) Act | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Fred Keller R-PA | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Senate | Text printed S6764Amendments S6764 | — | Nov 21, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 4, 2019S. 2193, CHARGE ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 24, 2019
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46864 | Alternative Fuels and Vehicles: Legislative Proposals Archived | Report | Jul 28, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8191 | CHARGE Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2020 |
Titles 15
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- CHARGE Act
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
- CHARGE Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CHARGE Act
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
- CHARGE Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- CHARGE Act
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- CHARGE Act
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- CHARGE Act
- Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 26, 2019Referred in House
- Nov 21, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 10, 2019Reported to Senate
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
