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HR 1067 98th Congress House Taxation Excise tax Fuel Highway finance Highway use tax Motor Vehicles and Driving Petroleum and petroleum products Roads and highways Tire industry Trucks

A bill to repeal certain increases in highway taxes which were contained in the Highway Revenue Act of 1982, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 27, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1983
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Jan 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 27, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Highway Revenue Act of 1982 to repeal: (1) the 12 percent retail tax on heavy trucks and trailers; (2) the increase in the heavy truck highway use tax; and (3) the increase in the excise tax on heavy tires.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the ten percent manufacturers excise tax on trucks until 1988. Increases the excise tax on diesel fuel from nine cents per gallon to 12 cents per gallon. Sets the rate of tax on tires at 9.75 cents per pound in excess of 40 pounds.

Repeals the 1984 floor stocks tax on tires.

What's happening now May 12, 1983

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1