H.R. 1513 (119th)Bill Overview

Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program Act

Energy|Energy
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Republican
Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
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Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill repeals and terminates federal programs that fund electric vehicle (EV) charging and fueling infrastructure established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). It removes statutory authorization for certain charging and fueling grants, eliminates subsection (f) of 23 U.S.C. §151, rescinds unobligated NEVI program amounts, and bars further funding to carry out the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.

Why people may split

Climate and EV adoption benefits versus desire to cut federal programs

Watch point

Narrow statutory repeal could pass a chamber sympathetic to the aim, but is ideologically divisive and lacks bipartisan concessions.

This bill repeals and terminates federal programs that fund electric vehicle (EV) charging and fueling infrastructure established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

It removes statutory authorization for certain charging and fueling grants, eliminates subsection (f) of 23 U.S.C. §151, rescinds unobligated NEVI program amounts, and bars further funding to carry out the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.

Passage20/100

Content is focused but politically charged; may pass a like-minded House but Senate filibuster and stakeholder opposition make enactment unlikely.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention75/100

Climate and EV adoption benefits versus desire to cut federal programs

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agencies · StatesFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesReduces federal spending obligations for EV charging infrastructure programs.
  • Federal agenciesLowers federal administrative and grant-management requirements associated with NEVI funds.
  • StatesReturns more control over EV charging deployment decisions to states and private markets.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesLikely reduces construction and installation jobs tied to federally funded EV charging projects.
  • Potential burdenCould slow EV adoption and associated transportation-sector emissions reductions.
  • Potential burdenMay decrease charging access in rural and underserved communities targeted by NEVI funding.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Climate and EV adoption benefits versus desire to cut federal programs
Progressive10%

Likely to oppose the bill strongly.

They would view the repeal as a rollback of federal climate investment and an obstacle to accelerating EV adoption, especially for underserved communities and long-term emissions reductions.

Likely resistant
Centrist40%

Mixed reaction: concerned about fiscal oversight and federal scope, but wary of disrupting projects and climate commitments.

Would weigh savings and governance concerns against practical impacts on states, contracts, and EV rollout.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely to support the bill as a corrective roll-back of federal intervention and spending on EV infrastructure.

They would favor shrinking federal programs and letting market or state solutions prevail.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

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Committee

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Passage likelihood20/100

Content is focused but politically charged; may pass a like-minded House but Senate filibuster and stakeholder opposition make enactment unlikely.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Exact dollar amount of rescinded unobligated funds unspecified
  • Whether already obligated contracts or awards would be legally affected
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Climate and EV adoption benefits versus desire to cut federal programs

Content is focused but politically charged; may pass a like-minded House but Senate filibuster and stakeholder opposition make enactment un…

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