House Passes Bill to Block Tax Credits for EVs With Chinese Batteries

The debate in the House centered on how to strike a balance between pushing more EV ownership and blocking Chinese entities from receiving U.S. tax credits.

Electric cars for export wait to be loaded on the "BYD Explorer NO.1," a domestically manufactured vessel intended to export Chinese automobiles, at Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, on Jan. 10, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The House has passed a bill to block consumer tax credits for electric vehicles (EV) with batteries that involve Chinese entities in the supply chain.

The legislation is the last of the Republican-led “China Week” that started on Sept. 9. During the week, the House passed 28 China-related bills focused on addressing the threat to the United States posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in two areas: technology and influence.