S. 1653

119 S1653 IS: United States Automobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-07
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1653  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 7, 2025   Mr. Moreno  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified automobile interest.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   United States Automobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act   or the   USA CAR Act  .
2.
Deduction for qualified automobile interest
(a)
In general
 Section 163(h)(2)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  and  at the end of subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting  , and , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(G)
any qualified automobile interest (as defined in paragraph (5)).
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(b)
Qualified automobile interest
Section 163(h) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(5)
Qualified automobile interest
For purposes of this subsection—
(A)
In general
The term  qualified automobile interest  means any interest which is paid or accrued during the taxable year on indebtedness which—
(i)
is incurred on or after January 1, 2025,
(ii)
is incurred in acquiring a qualified automobile, and
(iii)
is secured by such automobile.
(B)
Qualified automobile
(i)
In general
The term  qualified automobile  means an automobile (within the mean of section 2 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1231 )) which is made by a manufacturer (within the meaning of section 2 of such Act) the final assembly of which occurs within the United States.
(ii)
Final assembly
The term  final assembly  means the process by which a manufacturer produced an automobile at, or through the use of, a plant, factory, or other place from which the automobile is delivered to a dealer with all component parts necessary for the mechanical operation of the automobile included with the automobile, whether or not the component parts are permanently installed in or on the automobile.
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(c)
Deduction allowed above-the-Line
 Section 62(a)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph:
(22)
In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, so much of the deduction allowed under section 163 which is attributable to qualified automobile interest (as defined in section 163(h)(5)).
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(d)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or accrued on indebtedness incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.