I am proud to lead that charge in Congress by introducing the USA Electrify Forward Act . This critical legislation accelerates domestic manufacturing of batteries, power electronics, and other technologies in plug-in vehicles ... makes low- or no-interest loans available to manufacturers ... and updates residential building codes to encourage electric vehicle charging facilities into new multi-family buildings
Advance electric vehicle adoption by supporting battery manufacturing, low- or no-interest manufacturer loans, and EV charging infrastructure in new multi-family buildings.
Occurrences
My USA Electrify Forward Act will create an electric vehicle infrastructure and accelerate the research, development, production, and distribution of electric vehicles domestically and globally. By investing in the retooling of existing auto manufacturing plants, it will protect jobs in Michigan and around the country and bring a new fleet of electric vehicles to our roads, while also updating building codes, electrifying all forms of transportation, and deploying EV charging stations.
“My USA Electrify Forward Act will create an electric vehicle infrastructure and accelerate the research, development, production, and distribution of electric vehicles domestically and globally.”
Through the ATVM Future Act, we can fortify the domestic supply chain, build EV batteries in this country, and provide domestic manufacturers with the funding necessary to retool factories so that they can bring new cars to our streets.
Evidence
Dingell’s issue page says she is "proud to lead" the USA Electrify Forward Act and describes it as accelerating domestic battery manufacturing, making low- or no-interest loans for manufacturers to retool factories, and updating residential building codes to encourage EV charging in new multi-family buildings.
The enacted law created a battery processing grant program and a battery manufacturing and recycling grant program, and it expanded DOE loan-program eligibility for advanced technology vehicles; it also funded the national EV charging network and set standards for EV charging infrastructure.
Dingell said the ATVM Future Act would help "build EV batteries" in the U.S. and provide domestic manufacturers with funding to retool factories; the page says the bill modernizes and expands the DOE ATVM loan program.
GovInfo shows Dingell introduced H.R. 8609 on April 30, 2026 and it was referred to committee; the bill is aimed at research, development, and other activities for innovative vehicle technologies.
Assessments
The promise was not fully enacted as stated. Federal law later delivered major parts of the EV agenda, including battery manufacturing and recycling grants, EV charging infrastructure funding, and expanded DOE vehicle-loan eligibility through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Dingell also materially advanced related policy by leading or introducing EV manufacturing and loan-program legislation, including the ATVM Future Act and later vehicle-innovation legislation. However, the record does not show full delivery of all promised elements, especially the specific low- or no-interest manufacturer-loan mechanism and EV charging requirements or building-code updates for new multi-family buildings. Because significant related outcomes passed while Dingell remained in federal office, but the full package was not delivered, partial credit is appropriate.