Bullets Not Batteries Act

Bill: 118-hr-7601
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2024-03-08
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Bullets Not Batteries Act</strong></p><p>This bill limits the President's use of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), which confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of certain&nbsp;authorities under the DPA 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.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7601 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2024 Mr. Perry 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). .