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S. 1475 (98th)

Highway Use Tax Equalization Act of 1983

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Introduced

15 June 1983

Last action

20 June 1983 · Committee

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

29 August 2025

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Summary

Highway Use Tax Equalization Act of 1983 - 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 12 cents per gallon in 1983 and from 12 cents per gallon to 14 cents per gallon in 1984. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting from such increases diesel fuel used in automobiles and light trucks.

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Timeline

  1. 15 June 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 June 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 June 1983

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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