Brown Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group to Introduce Resolution to Overturn Administration’s EV Tax Credit Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s final rule implementing the 30D Clean Vehicle Credit. Earlier this month, Brown slammed the Biden Administration’s decision to allow the electric vehicle tax credit to go toward cars made using a key battery component from China.

“We cannot allow American tax dollars to enrich Chinese companies attempting to infiltrate the American auto supply chain,” said Brown. “We created this tax credit for American-made cars and it needs to stay that way.”

Brown joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in introducing the resolution. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV-01) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02) are introducing a similar resolution in the House of Representatives.

Brown is leading efforts to stop China from infiltrating the American auto industry. Last month, in a letter to President Biden, Brown called for the U.S. to ban Chinese-made electric vehicles to protect Ohio autoworkers, and to combat the economic and national security threats posed by Chinese automakers. Brown has long led efforts to ensure that American tax dollars support American workers. He secured the strongest ever Buy America protections in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to ensure that manufactured products, construction materials, and iron and steel used in federally funded infrastructure projects are Made in America. He has also pressed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to ensure that taxpayer dollars under the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit cannot go to Chinese companies assembling parts in the United States.

Text of the resolution is available HERE.

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