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S 520 112th Congress Senate

Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act

Official title: A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.

Introduced: March 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesIncome tax creditsMotor fuelsSales and excise taxes
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Mar 9, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 9, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the immediate repeal (the current expiration date is December 31, 2011) of the income and excise tax credits for alchol fuel mixtures (ethanol).

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1188 Related bill Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011
  • S 871 Related bill Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act
  • S 1057 Related bill Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act
  • HR 1075 Identical bill Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 7, 2011
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 7, 2011
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 5, 2011
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 4, 2011
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 30, 2011
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 29, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 15, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 520: Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-520/
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"S. 520: Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-520/.
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S. 520, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-520/.
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