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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Aug 6, 2009
Efficient Vehicle Leadership Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a new income tax credit for certain fuel-efficient motor vehicles with a purchase price not exceeding $50,000, beginning with model year 2011; (2) allow such credit as an offset against the alternative minimum tax (AMT); and (3) revise the gas guzzler excise tax to impose an increased tax on fuel guzzler motor vehicles, beginning with model year 2013, based on specified fuel efficiency ratings.
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Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D–NM
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9019-9020)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9018-9019)
Introduced in Senate
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