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Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6129| House 
| Updated: 11/19/2025
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Secretary of Energy to develop a comprehensive National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap within 12 months. The roadmap will outline a timeline, strategies, and obstacles for increasing bidirectional charging, alongside key actions for Congress and cost estimates for various implementation paces. Furthermore, the Secretary of Energy must issue regulations within two years to establish technical standards for manufacturers to standardize this technology. These regulations will mandate that all new electric vehicles, including light-duty and school buses, manufactured from model year 2029 onward, be capable of bidirectional charging, with potential exemptions. Non-compliance with these regulations will incur significant civil penalties , up to $21,000 per violation. Finally, the legislation requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to integrate bidirectional charging capabilities into state and local hazard mitigation plans, enhancing disaster preparedness and response.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6178
Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6178
    Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023


  • November 19, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 19, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6129| House 
| Updated: 11/19/2025
This bill directs the Secretary of Energy to develop a comprehensive National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap within 12 months. The roadmap will outline a timeline, strategies, and obstacles for increasing bidirectional charging, alongside key actions for Congress and cost estimates for various implementation paces. Furthermore, the Secretary of Energy must issue regulations within two years to establish technical standards for manufacturers to standardize this technology. These regulations will mandate that all new electric vehicles, including light-duty and school buses, manufactured from model year 2029 onward, be capable of bidirectional charging, with potential exemptions. Non-compliance with these regulations will incur significant civil penalties , up to $21,000 per violation. Finally, the legislation requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to integrate bidirectional charging capabilities into state and local hazard mitigation plans, enhancing disaster preparedness and response.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6178
Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023
Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6178
    Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023


  • November 19, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 19, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted