Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015

Summary

Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels; (2) add a carbon dioxide equivalent rate to the tax on crude oil and petroleum products; and (3) impose an new excise tax on the carbon content of methanol, ethanol, and biodiesel produced in the United States and entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to send to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and make public a report on the total life-cycle emissions of carbon dioxide for gasoline, diesel fuel, biofuel, and other regulated fuels.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 13 January 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 January 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 16 January 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 13 January 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 January 2015

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 January 2015

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 January 2015

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Jared Huffman · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.