No Track No Tax Act of 2025: Federal Funding Ban Hits the Brakes on Mileage-Based Driving Fees

The No Track No Tax Act of 2025 draws a hard line in the sand regarding how the government collects revenue for our roads. Specifically, it prohibits the use of any federal funds—directly or indirectly—to study, propose, create, implement, or enforce a mileage tax at the federal, state, or local level. By blocking the money trail, the bill effectively prevents the rollout of programs that would charge you based on how many miles you drive rather than how much fuel you buy at the pump. This ban is comprehensive, explicitly including a prohibition on funding any mileage tracking programs required to make such a tax work (Section 2).

Cutting the Cord on Tracking

For anyone who has ever worried about a GPS device or a smartphone app reporting their every move to a government agency, this bill acts as a preemptive shield. By barring federal dollars from being used for "funding any mileage tracking program," the legislation targets the infrastructure necessary for a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fee. For a delivery driver in a city or a contractor commuting from a rural area, this means the current system of paying taxes through gas prices remains the status quo, avoiding the potential for a monthly bill based on odometer readings or real-time location data.

A Blanket Ban on Implementation

The bill’s language is intentionally broad to prevent workarounds. It states that the prohibition applies "notwithstanding any other provision of law," ensuring that existing transportation grants or future infrastructure projects cannot be used as a backdoor to test mileage taxes. Whether it is a local pilot program or a federal study, if it involves tracking miles to collect a tax, the federal checkbook is closed. This provides a level of financial certainty for households already balancing rising costs, as it removes the immediate possibility of a new, potentially complex tax layer being added to their daily commute.