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S 575 99th Congress Senate 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 5, 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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Mar 5, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now March 11, 1985

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1566 Identical bill A bill to ensure payment of the additional duty imposed on ethyl alcohol used as a fuel or in making gasohol.
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 5, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 575: 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-S-575/
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"S. 575: 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-S-575/.
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S. 575, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-575/.
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