Federal Electric Vehicle Mandate Prohibition Act

(1) Consumer choice in the automotive market is paramount.

(2) Federal mandates on electric vehicles (EV) impose undue burdens on consumers and manufacturers.

(3) Such mandates disrupt market dynamics and inhibit technological innovation.

(4) Federal EV mandates undermine free market principles and impose unnecessary costs on American consumers and businesses.

The Federal Government, a State, and local government may not prohibit the sale of gas and hybrid powered vehicles sold based on the mode of propulsion, including through the following:

(1) Any regulation or enforcement of a regulation that requires the production, sale, or purchase of electric vehicles.

(2) A mandate that requires a specific percentage of vehicles produced or sold to be electric vehicles, including any school bus or other vehicle use by a public safety official.

(3) A financial penalty for failing to meet electric vehicle production or sales targets.

With respect to a State (or local government in a State) that takes an action prohibited by subsection (a) during a fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to such State under section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for the following fiscal year.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on Federal Government activity to ensure compliance with this section.

In this section, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.