118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3845ZEVs Act of 2024

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Last action Feb 29, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Feb 29, 2024
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2035 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery. Manufacturers that fail to meet the mini...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 29, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.