Clean Transportation Jobs and Development Act of 2026

This bill would authorize $6 billion for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for the Department of Energy's battery processing and manufacturing grant programs, with at least 33 percent going to the battery component manufacturing and recycling program. Grant applicants would have to include a workforce safety and fire plan that includes outreach to local first responders, and grants could fund workforce training groups. The bill would create an Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation within the Department of Energy and authorize $100 million per year for critical minerals processing grants. It would also set up research programs on advanced vehicles, vehicle cybersecurity, battery safety, heavy-duty trucks and buses, and mobility systems, create an advisory committee, and authorize between $530 million and about $644 million per year for vehicle research from 2027 to 2031.

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Sponsors

• Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors