Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program Act targets the federal electric-vehicle charging buildout created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It repeals the charging and fueling infrastructure grant program, rescinds unobligated amounts for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, terminates the NEVI program, and bars future use of funds for that program. The bill therefore shifts federal transportation policy away from subsidized EV charging corridors and community chargers. Its immediate effects fall on state transportation departments with pending charger plans, EV charging companies expecting grant-funded deployments, drivers relying on public charging expansion, and taxpayers or budget writers seeking to claw back unobligated funds.
Who Benefits and How
Federal taxpayers benefit because unobligated charging-program money would be rescinded instead of spent on additional EV infrastructure. Budget hawks benefit because the bill cancels a visible clean-transportation grant stream rather than merely slowing new awards. Gasoline-station operators competing with subsidized chargers benefit if federal grants no longer finance rival charging sites. Opponents of federal EV industrial policy benefit because the bill removes two major highway charging subsidies from law.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State departments of transportation bear the burden because NEVI planning, procurement, and corridor deployment work would lose federal funding. EV charging companies lose grant and formula-program opportunities tied to highway and community charging stations. Electric-vehicle drivers bear practical risk if planned public charging coverage is delayed or never built. The Federal Highway Administration must unwind program guidance, funding obligations, and state-plan administration.
Key Provisions
- Repeals the charging and fueling infrastructure grant program.
- Rescinds unobligated National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program amounts.
- Blocks future use of federal funds for the terminated NEVI program.
- Limits federally subsidized EV charging deployment by removing grant and formula authorities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals the federal charging and fueling infrastructure grant program, rescinds unobligated National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula funds, and terminates the NEVI program going forward.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Energy, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Repeals the federal charging and fueling infrastructure grant program, rescinds unobligated National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula funds, and terminates the NEVI program going forward.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Federal taxpayers
- Budget hawks
- Gasoline-station operators
- EV subsidy opponents
Identified Costs
- State departments of transportation
- EV charging companies
- Electric-vehicle drivers
- Federal Highway Administration
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Wied (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Sessions, …
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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State departments of transportation
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