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HR 2124 98th Congress House Taxation Excise tax Federal preemption Fuel Highway finance Highway use tax Motor Vehicles and Driving Roads and highways Trucks

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax on diesel fuel used in heavy trucks.

Introduced: March 16, 1983 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1984
See H.R.4170.
Apr 28, 1983
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Mar 16, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 16, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks. Increases the excise tax on diesel fuel from nine cents per gallon to 12 cents per gallon in 1983 and from 12 cents per gallon to 14 cents per gallon in 1984. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting from such increases diesel fuel used in automobiles and light trucks.

What's happening now June 27, 1984

See H.R.4170.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4170 Related bill Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
  • HR 2337 Identical bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax…
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 19, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 19, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2124: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax on diesel fuel used in heavy trucks.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2124/
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"H.R. 2124: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax on diesel fuel used in heavy trucks.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2124/.
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H.R. 2124, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2124/.
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