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HR 1821 104th Congress House Taxation Boats and boating Diesel motor Dyes and dyeing Excise tax Fuel Gasoline tax Sales tax Tax exemption Tax penalties Transportation and Public Works

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the diesel fuel tax on recreational boats shall be imposed only at the retail level.

Introduced: June 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1238)
Jun 13, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 13, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add use in diesel-powered boats to the list of nontaxable uses for diesel fuel, effective on the enactment of this Act. Prohibits imposing a penalty on a person who sells or holds for sale dyed fuel for use in, or uses dyed fuel in, any diesel-powered boat and pays the tax imposed on such sale or use, effective on the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.

What's happening now June 14, 1995

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1238)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 20, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 13, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 13, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 13, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1821: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the diesel fuel tax on recreational boats shall be imposed only at the retail level.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1821/
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"H.R. 1821: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the diesel fuel tax on recreational boats shall be imposed only at the retail level.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1821/.
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H.R. 1821, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1821/.
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