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S 343 98th Congress Senate Taxation Excise tax Highway finance Highway use tax Motor Vehicles and Driving Roads and highways Trucks

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Adjustment Act of 1983

Introduced: February 1, 1983 See on congress.gov
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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.
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Became law
Feb 9, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Transportation Department.
Feb 1, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 1, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Adjustment Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the highway use tax on highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 33,000 pounds or more. Sets forth tax rates based on gross weight to be phased in over three years from 1984 to 1986 and thereafter. Reduces the maximum possible tax from $1,900 per year to $1,200 per year.

Provides for the refundability of any use tax in cases where a motor vehicle on which such tax has been paid is sold, traded, or otherwise disposed of before the close of the taxable period.

What's happening now February 9, 1983

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 1, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 343: Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Adjustment Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-343/
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"S. 343: Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Adjustment Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-343/.
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S. 343, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-343/.
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