# 119-hr-2814: Transportation Freedom Act

119-hr-2814, Transportation Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2814
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transportation Freedom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prioritizes U.S. auto manufacturing while overhauling federal vehicle pollution and fuel-economy rules.** This bill would create a large tax incentive for domestic auto jobs and remove multiple current EPA and CAFE rules, then require agencies to write new standards that emphasize domestic production and technological feasibility. - Manufacturers and workers: Auto companies that meet strict domestic and workforce conditions could claim a 200% deduction on eligible wages, with a $150,000 per-worker cap. - States and emissions rules: The bill would revoke Clean Air Act waivers, including California's zero-emission vehicle mandates, and repeal several multipollutant, heavy-duty, and CAFE rules. - Standards and consumers: The Department of Transportation and EPA would have 180 days to issue new CAFE and greenhouse gas standards for model years 2027 through 2035. Those standards must be technologically feasible and may not require electric vehicles.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One compliance test for car rules: benefit, high. If enacted, meeting fuel economy rules could also count as meeting greenhouse gas rules for the same vehicles, and the reverse. Paid penalties or purchased credits under one program could count toward compliance with the other. This would streamline how automakers show compliance.
- Big tax break for automakers: benefit, high. If enacted, auto and parts makers could elect a new tax deduction equal to 200% of eligible wages. To qualify, they would need 75% U.S. final assembly and 75% U.S.-made engines, transmissions, or battery cells, and no shifting production abroad. They would have to offer platinum-level health covera…
- End state vehicle emissions waivers: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would revoke all past waivers that let states set different vehicle emissions rules, including California’s ZEV waivers. It would repeal the law that let other states adopt California’s standards. It would also bar EPA from granting any new state waivers for different vehicle s…
- Reset and redo federal car standards: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would cancel three recent EPA and NHTSA vehicle rules. DOT and EPA would then have 180 days to set new fuel economy and greenhouse gas rules for model years 2027–2035. For heavy-duty trucks, EPA would publish new greenhouse gas rules within 180 days, starting no earlier than mo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2814 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2814)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2814 (as of 2026-04-21).