ELITE Vehicles Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Congressional Research Service

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 12, 2025

Eliminate Lavish Incentives To Electric Vehicles Act or the ELITE Vehicles Act

This bill eliminates federal tax credits for the purchase of certain clean vehicles (generally electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles) and electric vehicle recharging stations.

Specifically, the bill repeals the federal tax credits for

the purchase of a qualified used clean vehicle (tax credit of up to $4,000 for the purchase of a previously-owned clean vehicle before 2033),

the purchase of a qualified new clean vehicle (tax credit of up to $7,500 for the purchase of a new clean vehicle before 2033),

the purchase of a qualified commercial clean vehicle (business tax credit of up to $40,000 for the purchase of a commercial clean vehicle before 2033), and

alternative fuel vehicle refueling property used to recharge electric vehicles (tax credit of up to $1,000 for individuals or up to $100,000 for businesses for the installation of property before 2033 that is used to recharge electric vehicles).

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R–WY

Committees

Finance Committee

14 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 1367 · ELITE Vehicles Act

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/541

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/541

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s541/BILLS-119s541is.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/541

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s541/BILLS-119s541is.htm

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Discuss S.541, 119th Congress: ELITE Vehicles Act

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/541

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s541/BILLS-119s541is.htm

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