US Congress House Bill 1606 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 20 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

New Automobile Voucher Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the New Automobile Voucher Program. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) authorize the issuance of a redeemable voucher to a dealer for each person or eligible fleet operator who purchases an eligible new automobile; (2) allow a dealer to participate in the program if it agrees to apply such voucher toward the purchase of an eligible new automobile and complies with all applicable requirements; (3) establish a Web-based system to process vouchers; and (4) make payments to dealers who apply vouchers for such purchases. Defines "eligible new automobile" as a new automobile whose purchase price is less than $50,000. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act.

New Automobile Voucher Act of 2009

Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]

Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
2009-03-20		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2009-03-20		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2009-03-20		Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

HB520 (Related) 2009-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HB1550 (Related) 2009-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HB2640 (Related) 2009-06-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
HB2751 (Related) 2011-01-04 - Became Public Law No: 111-353.
SB247 (Related) 2009-01-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S396-397)
SB1135 (Related) 2009-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5841-5843)
SB1200 (Related) 2009-06-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6262-6265)
SB1248 (Related) 2009-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6554-6556)
HB1586 (Related) 2010-08-10 - Became Public Law No: 111-226.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1606/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1606/BILLS-111hr1606ih.pdf