House Overturns Biden’s EV Charger Rule, Setting Up Veto

Published on January 11, 2024

The House passed a disapproval resolution to block a Biden administration’s rule relating to the waiver of “Buy America” requirements for electric vehicle (EV) chargers, sending the measure back to the desk of President Joe Biden, who is expected to veto it. The final tally on Jan. 10 was along party lines, 211–197. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) put forth a regulation for a waiver over Buy American requirements surrounding the materials behind chargers and charging stations for EVs. The waiver applies to EV chargers manufactured no later than July 1, “whose installation, whose final assembly occurs in the United States, and whose installation has begun by October 1, 2024,” according to FHWA....

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