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S 622 111th Congress Senate

Imported Ethanol Parity Act

Official title: A bill to ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol.

Introduced: March 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 17, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3183)
Mar 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3182-3183)
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 17, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3183)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Imported Ethanol Parity Act - Requires the President to: (1) reduce semiannually the temporary duty imposed on ethanol by an amount equal to the reduction in any federal income or excise tax credit for alcohol and ethanol blends used as fuel; and (2) take other necessary actions to ensure that the combined temporary duty and any other duty imposed on ethanol is equal to, or lower than, any federal income or excise tax credit applicable to ethanol.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2359 Identical bill Imported Ethanol Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 17, 2009
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 622: Imported Ethanol Parity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-622/
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"S. 622: Imported Ethanol Parity Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-622/.
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S. 622, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-622/.
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