United States · Bill · S
S. 1979 (108th)
Fuel Fraud Prevention Act of 2003
Introduced
25 November 2003
Last action
25 November 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Chuck Grassley, Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large]
Subjects
Taxation, Aviation
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Fuel Fraud Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code concerning collecting taxes on and providing for the accountability of fuel, including: (1) providing for the taxation of aviation fuel upon its removal from any refinery or terminal, entry into the United States, and upon its sale; (2) establishing penalties for tampering with a mechanical dye injection system used to indelibly dye fuel and operators of such systems failing to maintain security standards to be established; (3) making fuel tax records available to Federal Department of Transportation; (4) granting the Secretary of the Treasury authority to inspect any books and records and shipping papers pertaining to fuel at any production or storage site; (5) expanding registration and reporting requirements with respect to those handling fuel; (6) taxing unregistered importers at point of entry; and (7) dedicating certain penalties to the Highway Trust Fund.
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Timeline
25 November 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 November 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
25 November 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16030)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 November 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 November 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 November 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 November 2003
Sponsors
- Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1979
- us · 108-s-1979 · source updated 18 August 2025