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HR 1566 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol as fuel Foreign Trade and Investments Gasoline Imports Motor Vehicles and Driving Petroleum and petroleum products Tariff

A bill to ensure payment of the additional duty imposed on ethyl alcohol used as a fuel or in making gasohol.

Introduced: March 19, 1985 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 8, 1985
Executive Comment Received From ITC.
Apr 3, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, USDA, Commerce, Labor, Customs, ITC, USTR.
Mar 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide a duty on certain ethyl alcohol that is used as a fuel. Provides, under specified circumstances, for a refund of additional duties paid on such alcohol.

What's happening now February 7, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 29, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1566: A bill to ensure payment of the additional duty imposed on ethyl alcohol used as a fuel or in making gasohol.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1566/
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"H.R. 1566: A bill to ensure payment of the additional duty imposed on ethyl alcohol used as a fuel or in making gasohol.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1566/.
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H.R. 1566, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1566/.
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