,i #aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #icdc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,augu/ #i1 #bjbd,ms4 ,t5ney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit any electric vehicle m&ate1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,electric ,vehicle ,m&ate ,prohibition ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,consum] *oice 9 ! automotive m>ket is p>am\nt4 7#b7 ,f$]al m&ates on electric vehicles 7,,ev7 impose undue burd5s on consum]s & manufactur]s4 7#c7 ,su* m&ates disrupt m>ket dynamics & inhibit te*nological innovation4 7#d7 ,f$]al ,,ev m&ates und]m9e free m>ket pr9ciples & impose unnecess>y co/s on ,am]ican consum]s & bus9esses4 #c4 ,prohibition on re/rict+ sale ( vehicles bas$ on mode ( propulsion 7a7 ,prohibition ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5t may n prohibit ! sale ( gas & hybrid p[]$ vehicles sold bas$ on ! mode ( propulsion1 includ+ ?r\gh ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any regulation or en=cem5t ( a regulation t requires ! production1 sale1 or pur*ase ( electric vehicles4 7#b7 ,a m&ate t requires a specific p]c5tage ( vehicles produc$ or sold to be electric vehicles1 includ+ any s*ool bus or o!r vehicle use by a public safety (ficial4 7#c7 ,a f9ancial p5alty = fail+ to meet electric vehicle production or sales t>gets4 7b7 ,p5alty ,) respect to a ,/ate 7or local gov]nm5t 9 a ,/ate7 t takes an action prohibit$ by subsection 7a7 dur+ a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all )hold #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt requir$ to be apportion$ to su* ,/ate "u section #ajd7;b7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ! foll[+ fiscal ye>4 7c7 ,,gao review ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report on ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t activity to ensure compliance ) ?is section4 7d7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4