United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4194 (102nd)
Buy American Motor Vehicles Act of 1992
Introduced
7 February 1992
Last action
7 February 1992 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Buy American Motor Vehicles Act of 1992 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit, for an individual who purchases a domestic passenger vehicle, of: (1) 15 percent of the purchase price, in the case of a vehicle purchased in 1992 after January 31, 1992; and (2) 7.5 percent, in the case of a vehicle purchased in 1993. Limits the credit to $2,000 in 1992, and $1,000 in 1993. Allows an individual qualifying for such credit, at the time of such purchase, to assign the right to the credit to the retail dealer in exchange for a price reduction of equal value. Allows the retail dealer to assign such right to the manufacturer of the vehicle. Allows manufacturers to use such credit against their tax liability. Defines a domestic vehicle as: (1) one produced by a domestic vehicle manufacturer at a facility within the United States or Canada; and (2) one which includes required labeling on credit eligibility and the percentage of parts produced by domestic parts manufacturers. Defines a domestic parts manufacturer as one with manufacturing facilities within the United States or Canada and who is not Japanese or Japanese-affiliated.
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Timeline
7 February 1992
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 1992
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 1992
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/4194
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/4194
- us · 102-hr-4194 · source updated 26 August 2025