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Transportation Tax Equity and Fairness Act

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Transportation Tax Equity and Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the special fuel excise tax on railroads and inland waterway transportation.

Subjects diesel fuel used in trains to the additional tax for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.

What's happening now February 5, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 3, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2003
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 13, 2003
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 13, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 578: Transportation Tax Equity and Fairness Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-578/
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"H.R. 578: Transportation Tax Equity and Fairness Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-578/.
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H.R. 578, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-578/.
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