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S 2890 110th Congress Senate Taxation Commerce Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy prices Excise tax Gasoline Government trust funds Highway finance Petroleum industry Tax rates Transportation and Public Works

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a highway fuel tax holiday.

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3161-3162)
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels between May 26, 2008, and September 1, 2008. Provides for reimbursement from the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund for any reduction in Trust Fund receipts resulting from such suspension.

Expresses the policy of Congress that: (1) consumers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from this Act; and (2) transportation motor fuels producers and other dealers take necessary actions to reduce fuel prices to reflect such reduction in taxes.

What's happening now April 17, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 23, 2008
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2890: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a highway fuel tax holiday.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2890/
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