Bipartisan highway bill includes $130 registration fee for EVs
The provision is part of the five-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization, a bipartisan bill that seeks to make investments in the country’s roads, bridges, rail and other infrastructure. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top lawmakers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced they had reached a deal. It’s not clear whether the registration fee will ultimately become law, as the bill would also require Senate approval, and Senate Democrats may not want the provision to be included.
- ▪The provision is part of the five-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization, a bipartisan bill that seeks to make investments in the country’s roads, bridges, rail and other infrastructure.
- ▪Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top lawmakers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced they had reached a deal.
- ▪It’s not clear whether the registration fee will ultimately become law, as the bill would also require Senate approval, and Senate Democrats may not want the provision to be included.
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Energy & Environment Bipartisan highway bill includes $130 registration fee for EVs Comments: by Rachel Frazin - 05/19/26 10:24 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Rachel Frazin - 05/19/26 10:24 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The House version of a bipartisan highway bill proposes to add a $130 registration fee for electric vehicles (EV) and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids. The provision is part of the five-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization, a bipartisan bill that seeks to make investments in the country’s roads, bridges, rail and other infrastructure. The bill text was unveiled Sunday as Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top lawmakers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced they had reached a deal.
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