A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a temporary tax of $2 a barrel on imported petroleum products and to use the proceeds of such tax for purposes of reducing the public debt of the United States.

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Introduced

1 March 1983

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a temporary excise tax of $2 per barrel on imported petroleum products. Terminates such tax on March 31, 1984. Requires that funds raised by such tax be used to reduce the public debt.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/1729
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