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S 1774 116th Congress Senate Taxation Government trust funds Marine and inland water transportation Motor fuels Oil and gas Sales and excise taxes

Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019

Introduced: June 11, 2019 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 11, 2019
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Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.

What's happening now June 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 11, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jun 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1774: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1774/
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"S. 1774: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1774/.
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S. 1774, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1774/.
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