HR6178-118

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 2, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Education.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H250024188C45473E83618B3C05A107CA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2023.
  • Section H9F0CB28FEB42438EB9D45C228B0C2D0A: 2. National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap The Secretary of Energy shall develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap...
  • Section HD4A8CEB896824C098534C88A8CB038D1: 3. Technical standards and requirement for bidirectional charging Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall...
  • Section HBA496ED5DF0D426A8A47B52769917140: 4. Disaster recovery plans The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue such regulations as are necessary to require that hazard...
  • Section H9884E8D9D1D841FEA3B9B3A0379764CB: 5. Definitions In this Act: The term bidirectional charging means, with respect to an electric vehicle, that the electric vehicle can receive energy from...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Energy, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Energy Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 2, 2023

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Cleaver) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Energy Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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