[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3872 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3872

 To provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-efficient mid-
                 sized automobiles powered by gasoline.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2012

  Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide a prize to the first manufacturer of highly-efficient mid-
                 sized automobiles powered by gasoline.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act 
of 2012'' or the ``E Prize Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. PRIZE TO FIRST MANUFACTURER OF HIGHLY-EFFICIENT MID-SIZED 
              AUTOMOBILES POWERED BY GASOLINE.

    The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to award a prize 
in the amount of $1,000,000,000 to the first automobile manufacturer 
incorporated in the United States to manufacture and sell in the United 
States 60,000 mid-sized sedan automobiles which operate on gasoline and 
can travel 100 miles per gallon.
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