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S 871 112th Congress Senate

Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act

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

Introduced: May 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesIncome tax creditsMotor fuelsSales and excise taxesTariffs
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May 3, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 3, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to advance the termination date of the income and excise tax credits for alcohol fuel mixtures (ethanol) from December 31, 2011, to the later of June 30, 2011, or the enactment of this Act.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to allow, on or after June 30, 2011, duty-free treatment for ethyl alcohol or any mixture containing ethyl alcohol (ethanol).

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1075 Related bill Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act
  • HR 1188 Related bill Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011
  • S 520 Related bill Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act
  • S 1057 Identical bill Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 16, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 3, 2011
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 871: Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-871/
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