Sustainability
S. 3806
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Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Coons
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Del.
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5
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52
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8
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. S1118

would require the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to establish a grant program to demonstrate the performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source.

H.R. 7018
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Committee Name
Committee on Oversight and Reform
Sponsor Name
Connolly
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Va.
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5
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52
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8
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. H1422

would prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a contract for the procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75% electric or zero emission vehicles.

S. 3680
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Committee Name
Committee on Finance
Sponsor Name
Rosen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Nev.
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4
Volume
52
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6
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. S785

would amend Subchapter III of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to repeal increases in duties and a tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and require the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program to support and incentivize manufacturing of solar energy components in the United States.

S. 442
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Committee Name
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 117–80
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4
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52
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6
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. S752

would amend Title 40, U.S. Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy-efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products. 

H.R. 6680
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Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Sponsor Name
Kilmer
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Wash.
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4
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52
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5
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. H1113

would establish the Integrated Blue Economy and Blue Energy Technologies Program, and a Blue Economy Center of Excellence, to support research and development of blue energy technologies.

H.R. 6662
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Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Barragan
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
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4
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52
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5
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. H1112

would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects.

H.R. 6548
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Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Reform
Sponsor Name
Maloney
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
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4
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52
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4
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52
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117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H330

would establish new federal renewable energy use requirements, support the equitable transition to clean energy power generation, and require cumulative impact assessments for fossil fuel-fired power plant permitting.

H.R. 6456
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Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Lawrence
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
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4
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52
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4
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. H330

would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program.

H.R. 6533
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Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology
Sponsor Name
Bonamici
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Or.
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4
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52
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4
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52
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117
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168 Cong. Rec. H329

would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development Institutes to advance clean energy technologies.

EV Incentive Policies Should Target Reducing Gasoline Use
Author
Matthew Metz and Janelle London
Author Bios (long)

Matthew Metz and Janelle London are Co-Executive Directors at Coltura, a nonprofit working to accelerate the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives.

Date
February 2022
Volume
52
Issue
2
Page
10089
Type
Comment(s)
Summary

Gasoline is the source of 17% of U.S. carbon emissions. To achieve emissions reductions consistent with the 2030 goals set by the Joseph Biden Administration and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, annual U.S. gasoline use by light-duty vehicles will need to decline by 67%, or 96 billion gallons, in the next eight years. Electric vehicles (EVs) cause much lower carbon and particulate emissions than gasoline-burning internal combustion engine vehicles, while providing comparable (and often superior) performance and mobility. Thirteen state governments offer EV incentives to encourage their residents to purchase EVs. While flat-rate incentives have been effective in helping EV models achieve a foothold in the market, they have been relatively ineffective in reducing gasoline consumption and resulting vehicle emissions. Current policies are failing to maximize cuts in vehicle emissions that disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income communities. Given the growing need to achieve rapid, near-term cuts in carbon emissions and the demand for more equitable distribution of EV subsidies, this Comment suggests new EV policies are needed.