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HR 2354 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Fuel Gasoline Imports Motor Vehicles and Driving Petroleum Petroleum and petroleum products Tariff

A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States with respect to motor fuel, motor fuel blending stock, and napthas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 10, 1985
Executive Comment Received From USTR.
Jul 10, 1985
Executive Comment Received From ITC.
May 20, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Customs, ITC, USTR.
May 9, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
May 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 6, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to change the tariff treatment of motor fuel and motor fuel blending stock. Imposes a 10.8 percent ad valorem tax on the first 3,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline and motor fuel blending stock entered into the United States during the 12 month period beginning July 1 in any year. Imposes a 21.6 percent ad valorem tax on other type gasoline and motor fuel blending stock.

Redefines the term naphthas to mean naphthas derived from petroleum, shale oil, natural gas, or combinations thereof (except those to be used as motor fuel or motor fuel blending stock).

Defines motor fuel blending stock as any product derived primarily from petroleum shale oil or natural gas, whether or not containing additives, to be used for direct blending in the manufacture of motor fuel.

What's happening now February 6, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1