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S 2378 114th Congress Senate

Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015

Official title: A bill 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 o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: December 9, 2015 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Taxation Government trust fundsMarine and inland water transportationMotor fuelsOil and gasSales and excise taxes
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action December 9, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3431 Related bill Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2378: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2378/
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"S. 2378: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2378/.
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S. 2378, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2378/.
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