Careful reading of the bill reveals it to be something of a joke. But that is to be expected, given its authors.

To summarize: Increased vehicle weight is more important than improved MPG. Getting the US fleet FE to 40 MPG is a national security interest, and compact to mid-sized cars are the fulcrum on which success will be decided. So what do these morons do ? Promote SUVs, of course.

R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG: 56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles

Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."