3.0.0 1687 2021-04-19T18:37:22Z 2021-04-19T18:37:22Z House H HR 2011-05-03 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SHIMKUS:H.R. 1687.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress as stated in Article I, Section 8Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2999]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-06T19:03:59Z Referred to 2011-05-03T14:03:00Z Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011 112 1603 S 2011-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2011-05-06 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2011-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 N E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2011-05-03 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2011-05-03 True I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2011-05-03 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2011-05-05 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2011-05-05 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2011-05-05 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] Dennis Ross R FL A. 12 2011-05-23 False B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2011-05-23 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2011-06-01 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2011-06-01 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2011-06-03 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2011-06-14 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2011-06-23 False D000613 Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] Robert Dold R IL J. 10 2011-07-15 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2011-07-15 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2011-08-01 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-10-26 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2011-11-14 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2011-11-14 False S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2011-11-14 False W000807 Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] Allen West R FL B. 22 2011-11-14 False T000471 Rep. Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9] Robert Turner R NY L. 9 2011-12-13 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2011-12-13 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2012-01-31 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2012-03-05 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2012-05-09 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2012-05-30 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2012-09-21 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Department of Transportation Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Manufacturing Motor fuels Motor vehicles Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-05-03 Introduced in House 2011-07-15T18:53:10Z Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 - Requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to comprise at least: (1) 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2014, (2) 80% qualified vehicles in model year 2016, and (3) 95% qualified vehicles in model year 2017 and each subsequent year.

Defines "qualified vehicle" as: (1) a vehicle that operates solely on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel; (2) a flexible fuel vehicle capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; (3) a plug-in electric drive vehicle; or (4) a vehicle propelled solely by fuel cell or by something other than an internal combustion engine.

Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation (DOT).

]]> Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, to ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the United States. Display Title Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1687ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1687ih.xml 2011-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. 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.