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S 2859 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

Introduced: September 27, 2021 Introduced by: Warnock, Raphael G. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 27, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

This bill restricts the source of revenue for airport spending to local fuel excise taxes. Under current Federal Aviation Administration policy, state and local governments must also use general sales taxes collected on aviation fuel for airport spending.

What's happening now September 27, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3618 Identical bill State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Sep 27, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2859: State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2859/
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"S. 2859: State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2859/.
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S. 2859, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2859/.
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