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S 2673 109th Congress Senate

Gas Price Reduction Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to temporarily reduce the Federal fuel tax through the suspension of royalty relief for oil production and certain energy production tax incentives.

Introduced: April 27, 2006 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3637-3638)
Apr 27, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 27, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gas Price Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the excise tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene from enactment of this Act until October 1, 2006 (suspension period). Requires reimbursement to the Highway Trust Funds for revenues lost during the suspension period.

Expresses the sense of Congress that consumers should immediately benefit from the tax reductions under this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) suspend exemptions from payment of oil and natural gas royalties under federal leases (royalty relief) during any four-week period in which the average price of crude oil exceeds $50.00 per barrel and the average wellhead price of natural gas exceeds $6.25 per 1,000 cubic feet; and (2) renegotiate such leases to provide for a suspension of royalty relief when crude oil and natural gas prices exceed a certain level.

Suspends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code granting tax deductions for oil and gas development, mining exploration, and intangible drilling and development expenditures and a tax credit for producing fuel from nonconventional sources until the Highway Trust Fund has been reimbursed for revenues lost during the suspension period.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2673: Gas Price Reduction Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2673/
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