119th Congress
S. 541
ELITE Vehicles Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2025
- Policy area
- Taxation
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (14)
Original cosponsors (14)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Eliminate Lavish Incentives To Electric Vehicles Act or the ELITE Vehicles Act
This bill eliminates federal tax credits for the purchase of certain clean vehicles (generally electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles) and electric vehicle recharging stations.
Specifically, the bill repeals the federal tax credits for
• the purchase of a qualified used clean vehicle (tax credit of up to $4,000 for the purchase of a previously-owned clean vehicle before 2033),
• the purchase of a qualified new clean vehicle (tax credit of up to $7,500 for the purchase of a new clean vehicle before 2033),
• the purchase of a qualified commercial clean vehicle (business tax credit of up to $40,000 for the purchase of a commercial clean vehicle before 2033), and
• alternative fuel vehicle refueling property used to recharge electric vehicles (tax credit of up to $1,000 for individuals or up to $100,000 for businesses for the installation of property before 2033 that is used to recharge electric vehicles).
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate