House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

EV Fair Trade Act of 2024

H.R. 8495Introduced May 22, 2024Policy area: Energy

Where it went

IntroducedMay 22, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 22, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8495.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUARTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 89, May 22, 2024, Page H3484):
Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To ensure electric vehicle companies do not use child or slave labor in the manufacture of, or sourcing of materials for, electric vehicles
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2024 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8495, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Burgess Owens (R-UT), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Duarte.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-13 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.