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A bill to require disclosure by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, of certain information relating to petroleum products transported on vessels to State taxing agencies…

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A bill to require disclosure by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, of certain information relating to petroleum products transported on vessels to State taxing agencies requesting such information, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 1985
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.
Jun 26, 1985
See H.R.6.
Apr 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Apr 1, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB.
Mar 20, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Mar 20, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of the Army to disclose petroleum product information (regarding petroleum transported by vessel) to any State taxing agency requesting such information for the purpose of State tax law administration.

Confines the disclosure of such information to State employees or legal representatives of a State taxing agency. Prescribes guidelines for such disclosure. Requires a requesting State to have laws in effect exempting such information from public disclosure and protecting its confidentiality.

Increases from $200 to $500 the penalty imposed on owners and agents of vessels plying Federal navigable waters who fail to furnish certain information requested by the Secretary of the Army.

What's happening now July 26, 1985

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6 Related bill Water Resources Development Act of 1986
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 6, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 20, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1606: A bill to require disclosure by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, of certain information relating to petroleum products transported on vessels to State taxing agencies requesting such information, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1606/
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"H.R. 1606: A bill to require disclosure by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, of certain information relating to petroleum products transported on vessels to State taxing agencies requesting such information, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1606/.
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H.R. 1606, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1606/.
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