- Federal agenciesReduces use of federal funding for vehicle location tracking, supporting motorists' privacy concerns.
- Federal agenciesLimits federal encouragement of mileage taxes, lowering likelihood of federally supported new tax schemes.
- Federal agenciesPreserves federal grant funds for other transportation or domestic priorities by restricting VMT allocations.
No Track No Tax Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for conside…
The No Track No Tax Act of 2025 prohibits any Federal funds from being obligated or expended to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce any mileage tax. The ban specifically includes funding for mileage tracking programs and applies to state, local, or Federal mileage taxes.
Privacy and anti-tax framing vs. transportation funding and climate policy needs
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill sets a clear and narrow operational constraint (a categorical prohibition on Federal funding for mileage-tax-related activities) but provides minimal supporting structure.
The No Track No Tax Act of 2025 prohibits any Federal funds from being obligated or expended to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce any mileage tax.
The ban specifically includes funding for mileage tracking programs and applies to state, local, or Federal mileage taxes.
Narrow and low-cost but ideologically tinged and lacking compromise features; more viable as amendment or rider than standalone statute.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill sets a clear and narrow operational constraint (a categorical prohibition on Federal funding for mileage-tax-related activities) but provides minimal supporting structure.
Privacy and anti-tax framing vs. transportation funding and climate policy needs
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
- Federal agenciesRestricts states' access to federal research and pilot funds to evaluate alternatives to the gas tax.
- Potential burdenCould hinder development of replacement revenue mechanisms for electric vehicles, risking transportation funding shortf…
- Federal agenciesReduces availability of standardized, federally funded mileage data for safety, congestion, and emissions planning.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Privacy and anti-tax framing vs. transportation funding and climate policy needs
Likely opposes the bill because it removes a policy tool for transportation funding and climate policy.
It also blocks federal support for research and pilot programs that could design equitable, low-income protections for road-user fees.
Mixed view: appreciates privacy and anti-overreach aims but worries the ban is broad and inflexible.
Concerned it removes a legitimate policy option for long-term transportation financing and evidence-based experimentation.
Likely strongly supports the bill as a protection against new mileage-based taxes and government tracking.
Views the measure as limiting federal overreach and defending motorists from new fees.
The path through Congress.
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Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Narrow and low-cost but ideologically tinged and lacking compromise features; more viable as amendment or rider than standalone statute.
- Whether Congress views a mileage tax as imminent policy need
- Potential use as amendment or attachment to appropriations bills
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
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Privacy and anti-tax framing vs. transportation funding and climate policy needs
Narrow and low-cost but ideologically tinged and lacking compromise features; more viable as amendment or rider than standalone statute.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill sets a clear and narrow operational constraint (a categorical prohibition on Federal funding for mileage-tax-related activities) but provides minimal supporting struc…
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