HR 5621 United States House · 117th Congress

COST Act

Summary

Comparison of Sustainable Transportation Act or the COST Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a cost analysis of replacing certain federally owned or operated vehicles with electric vehicles or flex-fuel ethanol vehicles. In addition, the bill requires the Department of Energy to conduct an analysis of the overall greenhouse gas impacts of the following types of vehicles: (1) a conventional gasoline vehicle, (2) an E85 (a fuel containing 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) capable flex-fuel vehicle, or (3) a battery electric vehicle.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

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Introduced Oct 19, 2021 Last action Oct 20, 2021

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Oct 20, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Oct 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Oct 19, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors