S 1056
106th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Automobile tires
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Excise tax
Gasoline tax
Government trust funds
Highway use tax
Tax cuts
Tax rates
Transportation and Public Works
Trucks
Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act of 1999
Introduced: May 14, 1999
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In committee
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Became law
May 14, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5373-5374, S5376-5377)
May 14, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the heavy vehicle use tax. Shortens, by five years, the termination of the tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail and the termination of the tax on tires. Reduces the tax rate on diesel fuel. Establishes a tax on the use of certain vehicles (over 25,000 pounds) based on a weight-distance rate. Provides for a study concerning highway taxes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1