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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1892
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Wireless Electric
Vehicle Charging Grant Program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH5, 2025
Ms. S
TEVENS(for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. DINGELL, and Ms. TITUS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wireless Electric Vehi-4
cle Charging Grant Program Act of 2025’’. 5
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6
Congress finds the following: 7
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(1) Electric vehicles are crucial to cutting 1
greenhouse gas emissions, reducing reliance on fossil 2
fuels, strengthening United States economic and na-3
tional security, and combating the climate crisis. As 4
of 2019, the transportation sector accounts for 29 5
percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, which is the 6
most of any sector. 7
(2) Increasing the adoption of electric vehicles 8
will reduce pollution and increase air quality for 9
communities located near roads with high traffic 10
density or high-volume routes. 11
(3) As the automotive industry shifts towards 12
electric vehicles, investing in new electric vehicle 13
technologies will be crucial to enhancing America’s 14
competitiveness, creating jobs, and ensuring contin-15
ued economic growth. 16
(4) Range anxiety is one of the chief barriers 17
to electric vehicle adoption. If deployed strategically, 18
wireless electric vehicle charging could help by pro-19
viding drivers convenient opportunities to charge and 20
extend the range of electric vehicles. 21
(5) Wireless charging technologies could be in-22
valuable for electric transit buses, trucking, fleet ve-23
hicles, and autonomous electric vehicles, allowing for 24
convenient and hands-free charging, while also low-25
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ering costs, as effective wireless charging would re-1
duce the need for larger and heavier batteries. 2
(6) Wireless and dynamic charging can also re-3
duce pressure on the grid, allowing vehicles to 4
charge through space and time, shaving peak de-5
mand and reducing the need to build massive charg-6
ing capacity at any given location to meet growing 7
electric vehicle charging demand. 8
(7) Wireless can enhance electrification of 9
fleets, including medium and heavy-duty vehicles, 10
helping them meet operational needs that cannot be 11
met solely by traditional charging systems. 12
(8) Wireless electric vehicle charging has the 13
potential to make electric vehicles more accessible 14
and allow all people of the United States, regardless 15
of physical ability, to enjoy the benefits of electric 16
vehicles. 17
(9) It is critical to establish a resilient and ro-18
bust domestic supply chain for all electric vehicle 19
charging infrastructure. With strong Buy America 20
requirements, federally funded programs can 21
incentivize companies to build facilities in the United 22
States, creating good paying jobs and economic 23
growth for communities. 24
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF WIRELESS ELECTRIC VEHICLE 1
CHARGING GRANT PROGRAM. 2
The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 3
program, in coordination with the Department of Energy, 4
to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 5
for projects to construct, install, or improve existing wire-6
less charging infrastructure and technology for electric ve-7
hicles, including performance, safety, electromagnetic 8
compatibility, interoperability, development, and testing of 9
wireless charging. The program shall be known as the 10
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (in this 11
Act referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 12
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF SECRETARY. 13
In carrying out the Program, the Secretary— 14
(1) may award grants for projects described in 15
section 3, including for wireless charging located 16
along roads, in parking lots, airports, and at coastal 17
and inland ports; 18
(2) shall ensure that recipients of the grants 19
focus on the wireless charging of 1 or more of— 20
(A) light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehi-21
cles; 22
(B) fleet vehicles, including the Federal ve-23
hicle fleets; and 24
(C) public transit; 25
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(3) shall publish an annual progress report to 1
the relevant committees of the House of Representa-2
tives and the Senate that includes— 3
(A) a description of recipients of grants, 4
amount disbursed, and reasons for the selection 5
of projects; 6
(B) the progress of each pilot project fund-7
ed under the Program; 8
(C) successes, failures, and safety of the 9
technologies funded under the Program; 10
(D) recommendations for future funding, 11
best practices, and policies relating to wireless 12
electric vehicle charging; 13
(E) workforce impacts of each project; 14
(F) the environmental impact of each 15
project, such as the amount of fuel saved from 16
the project, predicted emissions savings, 17
changes in air quality, and any other environ-18
mental information deemed necessary by the 19
Secretary; and 20
(G) any other information the Secretary 21
considers necessary; and 22
(4) may provide technical assistance, as deter-23
mined appropriate by the Secretary to eligible enti-24
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ties with respect to activities described in paragraph 1
(1). 2
SEC. 5. GRANT RECIPIENTS. 3
(a) E
LIGIBLEENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 4
or technical assistance under the Program, an entity shall 5
be, or be partnered with, any of the following: 6
(1) A State, local, Tribal, or territorial govern-7
ment. 8
(2) A Metropolitan Planning Organization. 9
(3) A special purpose district or public author-10
ity with a transportation function. 11
(4) A transit agency. 12
(b) G
EOGRAPHICDIVERSITY.—In selecting eligible 13
entities to receive grants under the Program, the Sec-14
retary shall prioritize geographical diversity. 15
(c) A
DDITIONALGRANTAMOUNTS.—An eligible enti-16
ty may receive a grant from a State, local, Tribal, or terri-17
torial government to carry out similar activities as the ac-18
tivities funded under the Program. 19
(d) W
ORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.— 20
Eligible entities may use a portion of their grant to cover 21
costs associated with training workers to construct, install, 22
maintain, or operate the projects. 23
(e) C
OMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.—Eligible entities 24
may use a portion of their grant to cover costs associated 25
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with engaging the communities and affected workers, such 1
as drivers, on the planning and design of the project and 2
educating the public on the project. 3
SEC. 6. COST SHARE. 4
(a) F
EDERALSHARE.—The Federal share of a grant 5
awarded under the Program may not exceed 80 percent 6
of total cost of the project. 7
(b) M
AXIMUMGRANTAMOUNT.—The amount of a 8
grant awarded to an eligible entity under the Program 9
may not exceed $25,000,000. 10
SEC. 7. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 11
(a) P
RIORITY.—In awarding the grants under the 12
Program, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that— 13
(1) focus on non-disruptive designs that are 14
compatible with existing infrastructure and bene-15
ficial to the public, including for low income, under-16
served, or disadvantaged communities; 17
(2) focus on cost-effective, energy-efficient, and 18
environmentally sustainable technologies for public 19
use; 20
(3) focus on compatibility with the entire range 21
of electric vehicles and with, if determined appro-22
priate by the Secretary, developing and evolving uni-23
versal wireless charging standards; 24
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(4) focus on safe designs that are compatible 1
with frequent use in a variety of weather conditions 2
and road maintenance activities; 3
(5) are carried out by entities that emphasize 4
diversity, equity, and inclusion in the eligible entity’s 5
workforce and business practices; 6
(6) are likely to leverage Federal investment by 7
encouraging non-Federal contributions to the 8
project, including projects from public-private part-9
nerships; 10
(7) have State, local, Tribal, or territorial gov-11
ernment support; 12
(8) have an outreach strategy to inform and 13
educate the public on project benefits and uses be-14
fore, during, and after the construction of the 15
projects; 16
(9) have an inclusive plan to engage and ensure 17
that the surrounding communities and impacted 18
workers, such as the drivers of the vehicles, are in-19
cluded in the planning and design process; 20
(10) focus on interoperability development and 21
testing; 22
(11) focus on fleets, including medium and 23
heavy-duty vehicles, which through transitioning to 24
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electric can have a significant impact on reducing 1
fuel consumption and CO2 emissions; and 2
(12) help improve the life of the vehicle’s bat-3
tery. 4
(b) W
AGERATEREQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 5
shall require that each recipient of a grant under the Pro-6
gram provides reasonable assurances that all laborers and 7
mechanics employed to carry out the projects for which 8
the assistance is provided, including laborers and mechan-9
ics employed by contractors or subcontractors, will be paid 10
wages at rates not less than those for similar work in the 11
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accord-12
ance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 13
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 14
Act’’). 15
(c) N
EUTRALITYTOWARDORGANIZEDLABOR.—The 16
recipient of grants under the Program shall have, and en-17
sure that all employed by contractors and subcontractors 18
of the covered entity with respect to the covered activities 19
have— 20
(1) an explicit policy of neutrality with regard 21
to— 22
(A) labor organizing for the employees en-23
gaged in the covered activities; and 24
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(B) such employees’ choice to form and 1
join labor organizations; and 2
(2) policies that require— 3
(A) the posting and maintenance of notices 4
in the workplace to such employees of their 5
rights under the National Labor Relations Act 6
(29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); and 7
(B) that such employees are, at the begin-8
ning of their employment, provided notice and 9
information regarding the employees’ rights 10
under such Act. 11
(d) B
UYAMERICA.— 12
(1) I
N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-13
graph (2), recipients of grants under the Program 14
shall comply with the requirements described in sec-15
tion 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code. 16
(2) W
AIVER.—The Secretary may provide any 17
waiver to the requirements described in paragraph 18
(1) in the same manner and to the same extent as 19
the Secretary of Transportation may provide a waiv-20
er under section 5323(j)(2) of title 49, United 21
States Code. 22
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 23
In this Act: 24
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(1) ELECTRIC VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘electric 1
vehicle’’ means a zero-emission vehicle powered by 2
an electric battery and train. 3
(2) S
TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-4
ing given the term in section 101 of title 23, United 5
States Code. 6
(3) W
IRELESS CHARGING.—The term ‘‘wireless 7
charging’’ means the charging of a battery by induc-8
tive charging or by any means in which a battery is 9
charged without a wire, or plug-in wire, connecting 10
the power source and battery. 11
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 12
There is authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 13
to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended. 14
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