US Congress House Bill 5256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on November 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants for projects that (1) replace an existing diesel-powered transport refrigeration unit in a heavy-duty vehicle with an electric unit; (2) purchase and install shore power infrastructure (infrastructure that provides power to the vehicle when it is stationary) or other equipment that enables transport refrigeration units to connect to electric power at places where heavy-duty vehicles congregate; or (3) operate and maintain vehicles, infrastructure, or equipment relating to electric transport refrigeration units and associated shore power.

FREEZER Trucks Act of 2019 Fostering and Realizing Electrification by Encouraging Zero Emission Refrigeration Trucks Act of 2019

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2019-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2019-11-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-11-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-11-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5256/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5256/BILLS-116hr5256ih.pdf