A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax on diesel fuel used in heavy trucks.

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks. Increases the excise tax on diesel fuel from nine cents per gallon to 11 cents per gallon in 1983 and from 11 cents per gallon to 14 cents per gallon in 1984. Allows a tax refund for tax on diesel fuel used in automobiles and light trucks.

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Timeline

1. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 February 1983

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 January 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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