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H.R. 5534: To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.

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H.R. 5534: To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-06 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 396 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5534 (2006-07-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.

Plain summary

Establishes in the Treasury a Fuel Economy Fund to be: (1) funded by fines, penalties, and other moneys obtained through certain enforcement actions (subject to the availability of funds provided in advance in appropriations Acts); and (2) used by the Secretary of Energy to implement a grant program for the construction or expansion of infrastructure necessary to increase the availability to consumers of alternative fuels. Declares eligible for such grant any entity also eligible for assistance through the Clean Cities Program of the Department of Energy. Declares ineligible for such grant any large, vertically integrated oil company. Prohibits any grant award totaling more than $60,000 in any fiscal year.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5534, A bill to establish a grant program whereby moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels (2006-06-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5534, A bill to establish a grant program whereby moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels (2006-06-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Mike Rogers (R-AL)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (2)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109