Bipartisan House members on Thursday passed Republican legislation that would block electric vehicles that contain material from China from securing federal tax credits.
The House voted 217-192 for H.R. 7980 from Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), which would bar Inflation Reduction Act incentives for any “new electric vehicles” that contain battery materials that were extracted, processed, recycled, manufactured or assembled in a “prohibited foreign entity” such as China, Russia and North Korea.
Seven Democrats crossed the aisle to support the bill: Reps. Yadira Caraveo of Colorado, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and David Scott of Georgia.
The White House this week issued a statement opposing the bill — warning it would raise taxes and punish manufacturers without tackling climate change — but stopped short of issuing a veto threat.
