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HR 2489 105th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the incentives for alcohol used as a fuel shall be extended as part of any extension of fuel tax rates.

Introduced: September 17, 1997 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alcohol as fuelAlcohol taxAviation fuelsBusiness income tax
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CommerceDiesel motorEnergyEnergy tax creditsExcise taxGasoholGasoline taxIncome taxMethanolTax ratesTax refundsTransportation and Public Works
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Sep 17, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 17, 1997
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 Latest action September 17, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the termination dates of the alcohol fuels credit and of provisions setting tax rates for qualified methanol and ethanol fuel, fuels containing alcohol, certain taxable fuels mixed with alcohol, mixtures of aviation fuel and alcohol, and fuels used to produce certain alcohol fuels.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 1, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 1, 1998
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 27, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 26, 1998
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 25, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 25, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 17, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 17, 1997
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 17, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2489: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the incentives for alcohol used as a fuel shall be extended as part of any extension of fuel tax rates.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2489/
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"H.R. 2489: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the incentives for alcohol used as a fuel shall be extended as part of any extension of fuel tax rates.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2489/.
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H.R. 2489, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2489/.
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[H.R. 2489: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the incentives for alcohol used as a fuel shall be extended as part of any extension of fuel tax rates.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2489/)
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