3.0.0 1055 2023-01-11T19:47:39Z 2023-01-11T19:47:39Z Senate S S 2007-03-29 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-29T19:04:02Z American Automobile Industry Promotion Act of 2007 110 1915 HR 2007-05-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS 2007-03-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4187-4188) IntroReferral 2007-03-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4187) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2007-04-17 False Energy Administrative procedure Alcohol as fuel Automobile industry Automobiles Biomass energy Commerce Commercialization Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Education Electric batteries Electric vehicles Elementary and secondary education Energy research Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Federal aid to research Fuel cells Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Higher education Income tax Job creation Labor and Employment Law Motor vehicle pollution control Nanotechnology Research and development Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Standards Tax credits Taxation Teaching materials Technological innovations Technology assessment Transportation and Public Works Transportation research Trucks Energy 00 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-19T19:14:26Z American Automobile Industry Promotion Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) offer to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to assess state-of-the-art battery technologies with potential application for electric drive transportation; (2) conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for electric drive transportation technology (i.e., vehicles that use electric motors for all or part of the motive power); and (3) establish and carry out an Advanced Battery Initiative to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of battery technologies in on-road or nonroad vehicles.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to redefine the new advanced lean burn technology motor vehicle credit for high-efficiency diesel passenger automobiles and light trucks to eliminate requirements that such motor vehicles for 2004 and later model years receive a certificate stating they meet or exceed certain weight and emission standards.

Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) define "biodiesel" and "biodiesel blend"; and (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to establish standards for each biodiesel blend.

]]> American Automobile Industry Promotion Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the future of the American automobile industry, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title American Automobile Industry Promotion Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced American Automobile Industry Promotion Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1055is/xml/BILLS-110s1055is.xml 2007-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4187-4188) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.