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S 344 114th Congress Senate Taxation Oil and gas Sales and excise taxes

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas.

Introduced: February 3, 2015 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 3, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill equalizes the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas by establishing a rate of 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline for liquefied petroleum gas and 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel for liquefied natural gas.

What's happening now February 3, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 898 Related bill Energy Production Fairness Act
  • S 917 Related bill LNG and LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015
  • HR 1665 Related bill Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act
  • HR 3236 Related bill Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-344/
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"S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-344/.
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S. 344, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-344/.
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