Congress blocks federal study of mileage-based vehicle tax
H.R. 781 — No Track No Tax Act of 2025 · Filed by Darrell Issa (R-CA) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill prohibits the federal government from spending any money to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce mileage taxes—taxes based on how many miles a vehicle travels—at any level of government. It also blocks federal funding for mileage tracking programs. The bill effectively freezes federal involvement in exploring or implementing this alternative transportation tax.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to prevent a specific category of taxation (mileage-based) from being studied or implemented using federal funds. It is a forward-looking prohibition on a policy mechanism, not a response to existing law.
What the text implies
- Blocks federal research into mileage-based taxation as a potential replacement for the gas tax, which could have been more equitable for electric vehicle owners and sustainable for long-term highway funding.
- Prevents states from accessing federal grants or technical assistance to pilot mileage tax programs, even if they wish to explore them independently.
The full analysis lists 3 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
gasoline refiners and fuel retailers (preserves gas tax dependency); electric vehicle owners (avoids mileage tax that would apply to them)