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Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1487| Senate 
| Updated: 5/15/2019
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (7)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 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 2040 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 minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2040, the EPA may issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles.
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Timeline
May 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 20, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8635
Introduced in House
  • May 15, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 15, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • October 20, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8635
    Introduced in House

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8635: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020
  • S 116-4823: ZEVs Act of 2020
  • HR 116-2764: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment trust fundsHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesManufacturingRoads and highwaysTransportation programs funding

Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1487| Senate 
| Updated: 5/15/2019
Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 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 2040 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 minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess. Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances. The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2040, the EPA may issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles.
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Timeline
May 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 20, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8635
Introduced in House
  • May 15, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 15, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • October 20, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8635
    Introduced in House
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (7)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8635: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020
  • S 116-4823: ZEVs Act of 2020
  • HR 116-2764: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment trust fundsHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesManufacturingRoads and highwaysTransportation programs funding