3.0.0 339 2023-01-11T20:05:10Z 2023-01-11T20:05:10Z Senate S S 2007-01-18 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-18T23:59:22Z DRIVE Act 110 670 HR 2007-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-01-18 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-01-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN N B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2007-01-18 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-01-18 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-01-18 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-01-18 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-01-18 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2007-01-18 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-01-18 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-01-18 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-01-18 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-01-18 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-01-18 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-01-18 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-01-18 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-01-18 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-01-18 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-01-18 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-01-18 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-01-18 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2007-01-18 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-01-18 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-01-18 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-01-18 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-01-18 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-01-18 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-05-01 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-06-11 False Energy Administrative procedure Agricultural machinery Agriculture and Food Air conditioning Alcohol as fuel Alloys Alternative energy sources Automobile engines Automobile industry Automobile parts Automobile tires Automobiles Awards, medals, prizes Biomass energy Cellulose Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Commemorations Commerce Commercialization Compressed natural gas Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Department of Agriculture Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Depreciation and amortization Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Education Electric batteries Electric utilities Electric vehicles Electrical engineering Elementary and secondary education Emblems Energy conservation Energy consumption Energy efficiency Energy research Energy security Engineering Engineers Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Excise tax Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to transportation Federal preemption Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Fuel cells Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government publicity Government trust funds Government vehicles Grants-in-aid Heating High technology Higher education Hydrogen Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Infrastructure Investment tax credit Law Light rail transit Liquefied natural gas Liquefied petroleum gas Local laws Mass rapid transit Materials Motor vehicle pollution control Nanotechnology Natural gas vehicles Petroleum Public Lands and Natural Resources Public service advertising Public-private partnerships Research and development Revolving funds School buses Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Service stations Small business Standards State laws Sugar Tax credits Tax deductions Taxation Teaching materials Technological innovations Transportation and Public Works Transportation research Trucks Urban affairs Urban economic development Energy 00 2007-01-18 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-24T16:47:34Z Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act or DRIVE Act - Instructs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish in the Federal Register an oil savings target and action plan for specified calendar years.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop: (1) a fuel efficiency consumer education program for motor vehicle tires; (2) a fuel efficiency program for passenger automobile and light truck tires; and (3) a program to designate Transit-Oriented Development Corridors.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) develop a testing and assessment program to determine heavy duty vehicle fuel economy; (2) establish a task force to develop minimum certification standards for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and (3) establish a near-term electric transportation deployment program.

Instructs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe average heavy duty vehicle fuel economy standards.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for 50% of the cost and installation (up to $3,500) of a qualifying idling reduction device (includes off-truck infrastructure equipment) on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle; (2) allow a credit for 35% of the advanced motor vehicle technology expenses of certain motor vehicle manufacturers or component parts manufacturers; (3) terminate the limitation on the number of new qualified hybrid and advanced lean burn vehicles eligible for the alternative motor vehicle credit; (4) extend the alternative motor vehicle credit; (5) establish a fuel-efficient tax credit for private fleets; (6) subject heavy vehicles to the depreciation limitation for certain luxury automobiles; (7) increase the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit; (8) extend biodiesel income and excise tax credits; (9) increase the small ethanol producer tax credit for sucrose and cellulosic ethanol producers; and (10) provide plug-in electric vehicle incentives.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a lightweight material research and development program; (2) carry out a research and commercial application program for electric drive transportation technology and engine dominant hybrid vehicle technology; (3) provide hybrid technology loan guarantees; and (4) require that by FY2016 each federal agency achieve at least a 30% reduction in its fleet petroleum consumption, and have at least 30% of its alternative fuel vehicles be hybrid or lean burn vehicles; (5) establish an alternative fuels pilot grant program; and (6) conduct a national media campaign to decrease U.S. oil consumption over the next decade.

Sets forth a federal agency motor vehicle efficiency and fuel requirements.

Requires certain minimum percentages of light-duty motor vehicles manufactured for model years 2012 and beyond to use specified propulsion technologies and fuels.

Amends the Clean Air Act to prescribe minimum annual quantities of renewable fuel from cellulosic biomass and sugar.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a low-interest loan and grant program for farmer-owned ethanol producers to develop infrastructure, including pump stations, for the retail delivery of any fuel containing at least 85% ethanol.

]]> Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act Short Titles as Introduced Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act Short Titles as Introduced DRIVE Act Introduced in Senate 2007-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s339is/xml/BILLS-110s339is.xml 2007-01-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.