Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in Act

Bill: 110-hr-589
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2007-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Automobile industry
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Electric batteries
Electric vehicles
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government vehicles
Income tax
Industrial research
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Planning
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Subsidies
Tax credits
Taxation
Technological innovations
Test facilities
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: 
Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) a program to make grants to motor vehicle manufacturers for research and development on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; (2) a pilot project on how best to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles into the electric power grid and into the overall transportation infrastructure; and (3) a test site for the advancement of battery technologies for such vehicles.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for taxpayers who own or lease a new plug-in hybrid motor vehicle.
 
Requires at least 10% of the motor vehicles purchased by a federal agency in any fiscal year to be plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2007-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, and in addition to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2007-01-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H975-978)
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-19
text: Introduced in House