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HR 2946 115th Congress House

Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Motor carriersMotor vehiclesSales and excise taxes
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Jun 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 12% excise tax on the retail sale of heavy trucks and trailers.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3052 Related bill Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 9
King, Steve
· Nov 30, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Nov 27, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Jul 23, 2018
Coffman, Mike
· Jun 28, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jun 26, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Jun 21, 2018
Young, David
· Jun 12, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 22, 2018
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Oct 26, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Oct 23, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 14, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 25, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 24, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jul 24, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jul 14, 2017
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 27, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Jun 26, 2017
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jun 26, 2017
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jun 26, 2017
Rooney, Francis
· Jun 20, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2946: Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2946/
MLA
"H.R. 2946: Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2946/.
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H.R. 2946, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2946/.
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