S. 2193CHARGE Act

1 recorded action194 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Gary C. Peters [D-MI]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-160.

IntroducedJul 18, 2019
Passed the SenateNov 21, 2019
Passed the HouseSep 14, 2020
Sent to the PresidentSep 21, 2020
Became lawOct 1, 2020

What the measure doesCRS summary

Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act or the CHARGE Act

This bill requires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 2193 as public Law on Oct 1, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 184

House Sep 14, 2020

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

CHARGE Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

403 Yea 2 Nay 25 not voting

Crossed both parties 2 of 405 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Republicans.

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All members430 members

Democratic232 members

Republican198 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 2193 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

RRob Portman [R-OH]Joined Jul 23, 2019

Who lobbied on S. 21934 organizations

Organizations that named S. 2193 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

Homeland Security · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medicare/Medicaid +1 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP

Automotive Industry1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

NAFA FLEET MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (FKA NATIONAL ASSOC OF FLEET ADMINISTRATORS)filed by KENT & O'CONNOR, INC.

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Trucking/Shipping · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Transportation +8 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC. (FKA VOLTA CHARGING, INC.)filed by BASSGLP LLC

Transportation · Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

9 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.