Tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern definition for the 30D electric vehicle tax credit and prohibit Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars.

Carol D. Miller · West Virginia · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

This legislation would tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) definition for the 30D electric vehicle (EV) tax credit and prohibit Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars.

Miller announced legislation to narrow EV tax credit eligibility rules so Chinese companies cannot benefit from U.S. tax dollars.

Miller Introduces the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024 | Congresswoman Carol Miller
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Evidence

Congresswoman Carol Miller said her bill would "tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) definition for the 30D electric vehicle (EV) tax credit and prohibit Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars."

Official House press release states the promised policy objective and links it to Miller's introduced bill.

never same_term A for effort

Miller Introduces the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024 | Congresswoman Carol Miller
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7980 was introduced by Rep. Miller on 04/15/2024, later passed the House, and its latest action was on 09/16/2024 when it was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance; the bill's tracker status is "Passed House."

Miller advanced concrete legislation, but Congress.gov shows it never became law and stalled in the Senate.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.7980 - End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024
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The bill text would have amended Internal Revenue Code section 30D to exclude vehicles whose drive-battery components or materials were sourced from a prohibited foreign entity, including foreign entities of concern and entities tied to covered nations such as China. The same Congress.gov page shows the measure was only 'Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance' after passing the House, with no enactment.

Official bill text confirms the promised FEOC-style restriction, but the legislative record shows the measure stalled in the Senate and never became law.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7980 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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IRS states that the New Clean Vehicle Credit is not available for vehicles acquired after Sept. 30, 2025, and that the page covers changes under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. The same page identifies the credit as Internal Revenue Code Section 30D.

Latest lookback-window official IRS update confirms the 30D clean vehicle credit has been terminated for vehicles acquired after Sept. 30, 2025. This blocks future 30D credit access, but it is a termination rather than a specific tightening of the FEOC definition, so it supports partial delivery.

partial later_term

Credits for new clean vehicles purchased in 2023 or after | Internal Revenue Service
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Public Law 119-21 includes Sec. 70502, titled “Termination of clean vehicle credit,” which amends Internal Revenue Code section 30D(h) by replacing the prior sunset with “acquired after September 30, 2025.”

The enacted federal law ended the Section 30D clean vehicle credit after Sept. 30, 2025. That materially prevents future access to this tax credit, but it does not enact Miller's specific 30D FEOC-definition tightening, so it supports partial delivery in a later term.

partial later_term

Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, 119th Congress
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1 as passed, 218-214, on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The roll call lists “Miller (WV) Republican West Virginia WV Aye.”

Miller voted for the later enacted H.R. 1, which included the provision terminating the Section 30D clean vehicle credit. This is concrete later-term effort toward blocking future 30D tax-credit access, though the specific FEOC-definition tightening was not enacted.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 7980 was introduced by Rep. Carol Miller on April 15, 2024, passed the House, and its latest action was Sept. 16, 2024, when it was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance; the tracker status is “Passed House.”

Miller's own same-term bill directly targeted the promised FEOC/Chinese-company restriction and advanced through the House, but it stalled in the Senate and did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.7980 - End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024
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The H.R. 7980 text would have amended Internal Revenue Code section 30D to exclude vehicles whose drive-battery components or materials were sourced from a prohibited foreign entity, including foreign entities of concern and entities tied to covered nations such as China.

Official bill text confirms Miller pursued the exact promised 30D FEOC-style restriction, but the measure did not become law in the 118th Congress.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7980 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Miller's official release said her bill would “tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) definition for the 30D electric vehicle (EV) tax credit and prohibit Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars.”

The official statement establishes the exact promised objective and ties it to Miller's same-term legislative attempt, which later failed to become law.

never same_term A for effort

Miller Introduces the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024 | Congresswoman Carol Miller
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Assessments

partial later_term A for effort

Miller introduced and advanced H.R. 7980 in the 118th Congress to impose the promised 30D FEOC/China-related restriction, and it passed the House, but it stalled in the Senate and was not enacted. In the later 119th Congress, Public Law 119-21 terminated the Section 30D clean vehicle credit for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025, and Miller voted for that bill. Ending the credit prevents future Chinese-company access to 30D tax dollars, but it does not specifically tighten the FEOC definition as promised, so this is partial rather than full delivery.

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never same_term A for effort

Miller clearly pursued the promised policy by introducing H.R. 7980 in April 2024 to tighten 30D EV tax-credit restrictions tied to foreign entities of concern, including Chinese-linked entities. She materially advanced it because the bill passed the House. But the promised outcome was not delivered: the measure stalled after being received in the Senate and referred to the Finance Committee on September 16, 2024, and it did not become law. Under the stated standard, a serious legislative attempt that fails to produce the promised result is scored as never, with effort credit.

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never same_term A for effort

Carol D. Miller introduced H.R. 7980 in April 2024 to tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern definition for the 30D EV tax credit and block Chinese-linked entities from benefiting. The bill passed the House in September 2024 but was referred to the Senate Finance Committee and did not become law in the 118th Congress. Because she made a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy was not enacted, this is not delivered, with effort credit.

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never same_term A for effort

Miller introduced H.R. 7980 in April 2024 to tighten the FEOC rules for the Section 30D EV tax credit and block Chinese-linked companies from accessing the credit. The bill passed the House but did not become law; Congress.gov shows it stalled after referral to the Senate Finance Committee in September 2024. Existing Treasury/DOE FEOC rules under prior law do not amount to Miller delivering this specific promise, because her proposed tightening was not enacted. This qualifies as a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment.

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never same_term A for effort

Miller made a concrete legislative attempt by introducing H.R. 7980, which matched the promise to tighten the FEOC definition for the 30D EV tax credit and bar Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars. The bill passed the House but did not become law; it stalled after referral to the Senate Finance Committee. Because the promised policy outcome was not enacted, the promise was not delivered, but the serious legislative effort warrants the effort badge.

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