Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6129 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6129 To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE BIDIRECTIONAL CHARGING ROADMAP. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall develop a National Electric Vehicle Bidirectional Charging Roadmap that includes-- (1) a timeline and strategy for increasing the development and use of bidirectional charging; (2) a list of strategies and obstacles to increasing the development and use of bidirectional charging; (3) key actions for Congress to consider taking with respect to bidirectional charging matters; and (4) cost estimates for increasing the development and use of bidirectional charging, including a cost estimate for such an increase if such an increase were to be done at a pace that is slow, moderate, or fast. (b) Publication.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energ