US Congress House Bill 680 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress that by 2024 the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on: (1) gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 26.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 30.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 33.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2028; (2) diesel fuel or kerosene to 32.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 36.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 39.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2027; and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion. Delays the termination of such increased rates from the end of FY2016 to December 31, 2026. Requires an adjustment for inflation to such increased rates beginning after 2017. Increases allocations in the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund in 2016 and 2017 and after 2017. Imposes a floor stocks tax on rate increases for gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene), subject to specified exemptions for exempt uses and low-volume producers.

Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-02-03	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153)
2015-02-03	House	Introduced in House
2015-01-13	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (H229-230)

SB1994 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/680/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr680/BILLS-114hr680ih.pdf