Bill Summary
This bill is encouraging the Secretary of the Army to implement hybrid-electric engine technology in the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It states that the use of this technology has been shown to provide better combat capabilities for soldiers compared to conventional engine technology. The bill also suggests that the Secretary of the Army should support initiatives to implement this technology in the Army's fleet.
Possible Impacts
1. Military personnel may be required to undergo additional training in order to operate and maintain hybrid-electric engines in the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.
2. Companies that specialize in hybrid-electric engine technology may see an increase in demand and revenue as a result of this legislation.
3. The cost of implementing hybrid-electric engine technology in the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet may be passed on to taxpayers, potentially leading to an increase in taxes.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9294 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9294
To encourage the Secretary of the Army to support the implementation of
hybrid-electric engine technology within the High Mobility Multipurpose
Wheeled Vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2024
Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To encourage the Secretary of the Army to support the implementation of
hybrid-electric engine technology within the High Mobility Multipurpose
Wheeled Vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF HYBRID-ELECTRIC ENGINE
TECHNOLOGY IN MILITARY WHEELED VEHICLES.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the use of hybrid-electric propulsion technology in
military wheeled vehicles has been shown to provide enhanced
lethality to warfighters compared to the use of conventional
engine technology in such vehicles; and
(2) the Secretary of the Army should support efforts to
implement hybrid-electric engine technology within the High
Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet of the Army.
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