CHARGE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Introduced
Summary
Blocks the sale and import of electric vehicles and key EV charging components tied to certain foreign "entities of concern". This bill would add new definitions and a prohibition in Title 49 that covers electric vehicles and a defined vehicle charge power control component.
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- Automakers and suppliers: The bill would bar selling or importing any electric vehicle or vehicle equipment manufactured in whole or in part by a foreign entity of concern.
- Component makers and repair shops: It covers onboard chargers, power-electronic converters, battery-management controls, and high-voltage protection devices that regulate energy flow between a vehicle's energy port and its traction battery.
- Importers and dealers: It would prohibit offering for sale, introducing for sale in interstate commerce, or importing covered vehicles and components into the United States.
- Regulators: The bill ties these bans to existing enforcement in 49 U.S.C. by placing covered items on the noncomplying motor vehicles list and referencing existing statutory exceptions.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Ban on certain foreign-made electric vehicles
This bill would add three new definitions: electric vehicle, foreign entity of concern, and vehicle charge power control component. It would bar selling, offering, importing, or introducing into interstate commerce any EV or EV equipment made in whole or in part by a foreign entity of concern. It would also bar vehicles or equipment that use a vehicle charge power control component made in whole or in part by a foreign entity of concern. If enacted, the ban would take effect upon enactment and some statutory exceptions listed in the bill could still allow limited sales.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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