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HR 2971 114th Congress House

Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to bring certainty to the funding of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsGovernment trust fundsIncome tax creditsMotor fuels
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Public transitRoads and highwaysSales and excise taxesTransportation programs funding
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 8, 2015
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 Latest action July 8, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the current excise tax rates on gasoline and diesel fuel or kerosene and special fuels and to repeal the reversion of increased fuel tax rates to 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 2016, (2) make permanent the excise tax on certain alcohol fuels and fuels used in certain buses, (3) allow U.S. citizens a new tax credit after 2015 for the lesser of 3.1% of earned income or $133, and (4) allow additional appropriations to the Highway and Mass Transit Accounts of the Highway Trust Fund and provide for repayments from such Fund to the general fund of the Treasury for amounts advanced to such Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2971: Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2971/
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"H.R. 2971: Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2971/.
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H.R. 2971, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2971/.
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[H.R. 2971: Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2971/)
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