H.R. 1271: Electric CARS Act of 2021
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H.R. 1271: Electric CARS Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-23 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Electric CARS Act of 2021
Plain summary
Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2021 or the Electric CARS Act of 2021 This bill modifies and extends tax credits for electric cars and alternative motor vehicles. The bill extends the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles through 2031. In addition, the bill modifies the credit to remove the limitation on the number of vehicles per manufacturer that are eligible for the credit, allow a taxpayer to assign the credit to a financing entity, and allow an unused credit to be carried forward for five years. The bill also extends through 2031 the tax credits for (1) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and (2) alternative motor vehicles.
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Official text
Electric CARS Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · 20 cosponsors
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Ro Khanna (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mike Quigley (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] reported raising $248,839 (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-117hr1271.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr1271 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117