Vehicle Innovation Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-04-30Topic: energy · transportation · climate

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This bill sets up a single Department of Energy program for research and development on vehicle technologies, including batteries, electric and hydrogen vehicles, engines, natural gas vehicles, lightweight materials, and charging and fueling infrastructure. It authorizes funding each year from fiscal year 2027 through 2031, starting at about $313.6 million and rising to about $366.8 million. It creates programs for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses, a competitive grant program to demonstrate combined technologies on Class 8 trucks and trailers, a pilot for farm, construction, and port equipment, and a program on reusing and recycling used vehicle batteries. It requires yearly reports to Congress and repeals several older vehicle research provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-04-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.	refer
2026-04-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.	refer
2026-04-30		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-04-30		Introduced in House	introduce

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