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The bill protects drivers' privacy and prevents new mileage-based tracking/taxes, but at the cost of restricting federal research and pilot programs needed to develop sustainable, equitable alternatives to the gas tax—potentially shifting future road costs onto general taxpayers.
Drivers and taxpayers avoid new mileage-based taxes and related tracking programs that could increase their transportation costs.
Protects individual privacy by blocking federally funded mileage-tracking programs that would collect vehicle location or mileage data.
Could shift long-term road funding costs onto general taxpayers (including middle-class families) if alternative user-fee options are blocked and gas tax revenues decline.
Limits federal ability to explore and pilot alternative, potentially more equitable road‑funding options by restricting research and federally funded demonstrations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Bans federal funds from being used to study, propose, implement, or enforce any mileage-based tax or mileage-tracking program at any government level.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Darrell Issa · Last progress January 28, 2025
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any federal funds to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce a mileage-based tax at the federal, state, or local level, and also bars federal funding for mileage-tracking programs. It also establishes a short title for the Act. The prohibition is broad: it covers direct and indirect federal spending, research, program support, contracts, and enforcement activities, and it applies notwithstanding any other law that might otherwise authorize funding.