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HR 3431 114th Congress House

Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas for purposes of the I… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate.

Introduced: July 29, 2015 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Taxation Government trust fundsMarine and inland water transportationMotor fuelsOil and gasSales and excise taxes
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 29, 2015
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 Latest action July 29, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the excise tax rate for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund to equal 29 cents per gallon or the per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas, as defined by this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3431: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3431/
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"H.R. 3431: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3431/.
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H.R. 3431, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3431/.
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