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S 1931 98th Congress Senate Taxation Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol as fuel Department of the Treasury Excess profits tax Excise tax Foreign Trade and Investments Government trust funds Imports Income tax Tariff Tax credits Tax exemption

Renewable Fuels Tax Incentives Act

Introduced: October 6, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Oct 14, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Oct 6, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 6, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Fuels Tax Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the exemption from the excise tax on gasoline for gasoline mixed with alcohol. Extends such exemption to diesel fuels and special fuels which contain at least 10 percent alcohol.

Increases from 50 cents per gallon to 90 cents per gallon the amount of the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the tariff on alcohol imported for use as a fuel from 50 cents per gallon to 90 cents per gallon.

Provides for the transfer of certain windfall profit tax revenues to the Highway Trust Fund.

What's happening now October 14, 1983

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 17, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1931: Renewable Fuels Tax Incentives Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1931/
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"S. 1931: Renewable Fuels Tax Incentives Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1931/.
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