# 119-hr-1293: Vehicle Energy Performance Act of 2025

119-hr-1293, Vehicle Energy Performance Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1293
- Congress: 119
- Title: Vehicle Energy Performance Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-06

## Summary

**This bill would shift incentives to boost vehicle energy efficiency by creating a refundable credit for new high energy performance cars and a fee on low performance models.** It also updates how fuel economy is measured and labeled for electric dual‑fuel vehicles and requires manufacturers and agencies to publish and report energy performance data.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Up to $5,000 rebate for efficient cars: benefit, high. If enacted, you could get a refundable credit up to $5,000 for a new high‑energy‑performance car or light truck. The credit would scale by how much the car beats the prior model year’s median, up to the model year’s best. It would apply to vehicles from manufacturers for model year 2027 and later,…
- Clearer fuel and tax info on car labels: benefit, low. If enacted, fuel‑economy labels for gas/electric cars would show mileage on alternative fuel and a multi‑day mixed‑fuel average. The agency would set and update the real‑world formula for how much each fuel is used, within 3 years and then every 3 years. These label changes would apply to model yea…
- New fee on low-efficiency vehicles: cost, high. If enacted, manufacturers would owe a per‑car fee on low‑energy‑performance models starting with model year 2029. The fee would equal $5,000 times how far the car falls below the prior year’s median, scaled to the gap between the best and the median. Heavy vehicles over 8,500 pounds deemed commerci…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…

## Sources
- [119-hr-1293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1293)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1293 (as of 2026-05-06).