H.R. 1019: E-BIKE Act
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H.R. 1019: E-BIKE Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-11 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
E-BIKE Act
Plain summary
Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment Act or the E-BIKE Act This bill allows a refundable tax credit for 30% of the cost of a qualified electric bicycle. The credit is limited to $1,500 per taxpayer less all credits allowed for the two preceding taxable years. A qualified electric bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle that is, among other things, equipped with an electric motor of less than 750 watts that is capable of propelling such vehicle.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] · 30 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), André Carson (D-IN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1019.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr1019 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117