United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 580 (111th)
Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act
Introduced
15 January 2009
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to ensure that the federal government acquires not fewer than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles manufactured in the United States by U.S. entities. Defines a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as a light duty vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine or heat engine using: (1) a combustible fuel; (2) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and (3) a device that collects electricity from an off-board source.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2009
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Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/580
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/580