Congress votes to eliminate federal EV charging infrastructure funding
H.R. 1513 — Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program Act · Filed by Tony Wied (R-WI) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill repeals two federal electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs created by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: it eliminates grants for charging and fueling infrastructure and terminates the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, rescinding unobligated funds and prohibiting future spending on these initiatives.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is straightforward repeal and rescission of two EV charging programs. It does not hide its intent; the title accurately describes the action (unplugging the programs), though the policy choice to eliminate infrastructure investment is substantively controversial.
What the text implies
- Rescission of unobligated NEVI funds returns money to the Treasury rather than deploying it; this may reduce the federal deficit but eliminates planned infrastructure investment.
- Termination of the NEVI Formula Program halts ongoing state-by-state EV charging deployment, potentially stranding partially-built networks and leaving some regions without charging access.
- Elimination of the grant program may shift EV charging infrastructure development entirely to private companies, reducing public access and potentially concentrating chargers in profitable urban/highway corridors.
- The bill does not address existing charging stations or contracts already funded; the scope of disruption to operational infrastructure is unclear from the text alone.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Citizens lose access to federally-funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure and related fueling stations. The bill eliminates two programs designed to expand public charging networks, reducing infrastructure availability and potentially increasing costs for EV owners and slowing the transition to electric transportation.
Named in the bill
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), Section 11101(b), 23 U.S.C. § 151, National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 10 Republicans.
- Feb 21, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 21, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,677 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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