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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10046 

To require the submission of the Vehicle Choice Report by the Secretary 

of Commerce, to increase the clean vehicle tax credit, the previouslyowned clean vehicle credit, and the alternative fuel refueling property 

tax credit, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 25, 2024 

Mr. LANDSMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 

and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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 

A BILL 

To require the submission of the Vehicle Choice Report by 

the Secretary of Commerce, to increase the clean vehicle 

tax credit, the previously-owned clean vehicle credit, and 

the alternative fuel refueling property tax credit, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Vehicle 

5 Choice Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. VEHICLE REPORTS. 

2 (a) VEHICLE CHOICE REPORT.—Not later than 180 

3 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

4 Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report 

5 titled the ‘‘Vehicle Choice Report’’ on the quantity of new 

6 motor vehicle varieties available for purchase in the United 

7 States that includes— 

8 (1) the number of varieties available of personal 

9 use, light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks, heavy-duty 

10 vehicles, and heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans; 

11 and 

12 (2) an accounting of the trends in average and 

13 median purchase prices and ownership costs (includ14 ing insurance, fuel, and maintenance) of personal 

15 use, light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks, heavy-duty 

16 vehicles, and heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans. 

17 (b) REPORTS ON CRITICAL MINERALS FOR HYBRID

18 AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 

20 thereafter for the next 5 years, the Secretary of Energy, 

21 in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec22 retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec23 retary of Agriculture, and the United States Trade Rep24 resentative, shall submit to Congress a report— 

25 (1) that identifies the critical minerals (as de26 fined section 2 of Executive Order 13817 (82 Fed. 


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1 Reg. 60835; relating to a Federal strategy to ensure 

2 secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals)) 

3 needed for the manufacture or operation of hybrid 

4 vehicles, electric vehicles, battery technologies, and 

5 other related emerging technologies; and 

6 (2) that describes implementation of section 4 

7 of Executive Order 13817 with respect to the critical 

8 minerals identified under paragraph (1) of this sub9 section. 

10 (c) STUDY AND REPORTS ON GASOLINE SUPER11 USERS.— 

12 (1) INITIAL STUDY AND REPORT.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

14 after the date of the enactment of this section, 

15 the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 

16 the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit to 

17 Congress a report that identifies the 100 routes 

18 used most by gasoline super-users. 

19 (B) AVAILABILITY ON WEBSITES OF THE

20 DEPARTMENTS.—The Secretary of Energy and 

21 the Secretary of Transportation shall make the 

22 report submitted under paragraph (1) available 

23 on the website of the Department of Energy 

24 and the website of the Department of Transpor25 tation. 


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1 (2) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION

2 AVAILABILITY AND USAGE REPORTS.—Not later 

3 than 1 year after the report is submitted under 

4 paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for the fol5 lowing 5 years, the Secretary of Energy, in consulta6 tion with the Secretary of Transportation, shall sub7 mit to Congress and make available to the public a 

8 report on the availability and usage rates of electric 

9 vehicle charging stations along the routes identified 

10 in the report submitted under paragraph (1). 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) GASOLINE SUPER-USER.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘gasoline 

14 super-user’’ means a motor vehicle that is in 

15 the top 10 percent for gasoline consumption, 

16 per year, on average, as determined under sub17 paragraph (B). 

18 (B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of 

19 Energy, in consultation with the Administrator 

20 of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 

21 determine how much gasoline is consumed per 

22 year for each make and model of motor vehicle. 

23 In making any such determination, the Sec24 retary of Energy shall divide the average miles 

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1 erage fuel economy for the applicable make and 

2 model of motor vehicle. 

3 (2) HEAVY-DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND VANS.— 

4 The term ‘‘heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans’’ has 

5 the meaning given that term in section 523.7 of title 

6 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 

7 (3) HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE; LIGHT-DUTY VEHI8 CLE; LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK.—The terms ‘‘heavy duty 

9 vehicle’’, ‘‘light-duty vehicle’’, and ‘‘light-duty truck’’ 

10 have the meaning given those terms in section 

11 86.082–2(b) of title 40, Code of Federal Regula12 tions. 

13 (4) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi14 cle’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

15 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. 

16 (5) NEW.—The term ‘‘new’’, with respect to a 

17 motor vehicle, means that— 

18 (A) a sale is not recorded and a title has 

19 not been issued for that vehicle; 

20 (B) the only documentation on the vehicle 

21 is the point of origin of the manufacturer; and 

22 (C) there may be recorded mileage for that 

23 vehicle. 


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1 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CLEAN VEHICLE TAX CREDIT. 

2 (a) INCREASE IN CREDIT AMOUNT.—Section 30D(b) 

3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘$3,750’’ in paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting 

5 ‘‘$7,500’’. 

6 (b) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION BASED ON MODI7 FIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—Section 30D(f)(10)(B) 

8 of such Code is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘$300,000’’ in clause (i) and in10 serting ‘‘$225,000’’, 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘$225,000’’ in clause (ii) and 

12 inserting ‘‘$169,000’’, and 

13 (3) by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ in clause (iii) and 

14 inserting ‘‘$112,500’’. 

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 this section shall apply to vehicles placed in service after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 4. INCREASE OF PREVIOUSLY-OWNED CLEAN VEHICLE 

19 CREDIT. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 25E(a) of the Internal 

21 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ in paragraph (1) and 

23 inserting ‘‘$8,000’’, and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘30 percent’’ in paragraph (2) 

25 and inserting ‘‘60 percent’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date 

3 of the enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 5. INCREASE OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL REFUELING 

5 PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30C(a) of the Internal 

7 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘30 per8 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 this section shall apply to qualified alternative fuel vehicle 

11 refueling property placed in service after the date of the 

12 enactment of this Act. 

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