US Congress House Bill 2892 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Open Fuel Act of 2017 This bill requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to be comprised of at least: 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2020, and 80% qualified vehicles in model year 2021 and each subsequent year. A "qualified vehicle" is: a vehicle that operates on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel; a flexible fuel vehicle capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; a plug-in electric drive vehicle; or a vehicle propelled solely by fuel cell or by something other than an internal combustion engine. The bill authorizes: (1) a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement for specified models, lines, and types of automobiles; and (2) the Department of Transportation to grant such an exemption upon determining that unavoidable events prevent the manufacturer from meeting its required production volume of qualified automobiles.

Open Fuel Act of 2017

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2017-06-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-06-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2892/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2892/BILLS-115hr2892ih.pdf