Bullets Not Batteries Act

Bill: 117-hr-7480
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2022-04-07
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bullets Not Batteries Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to electric vehicles, electric vehicle batteries, electric vehicle charging stations or infrastructure, or obtaining critical minerals for use in manufacturing of any such items.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2022 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Cawthorn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the use of the authorities under title I and title III of such Act for electric vehicles or related technologies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bullets Not Batteries Act . 2. Prohibition on the use of authorities for electric vehicles and related technology Section 104 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4514 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Electric vehicles and related technology The authorities provided under this title and title III may not be used with respect to— (1) electric vehicles; (2) electric vehicle batteries; (3) electric vehicle charging stations or other electric vehicle infrastructure; or (4) obtaining critical minerals that will be used for the manufacturing of any item described under paragraph (1), (2), or (3). .