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S. 2890, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a highway fuel tax holiday

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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S. 2890 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a highway fuel tax holiday.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editAmends the wikiInternal Revenue Code to suspend excise taxes on gasoline and bediesel fuels between May 26, 2008, and September 1, 2008. Provides for reimbusement from the firstTreasury to provide a detailed summarythe Highway Trust Fund for any reduction in Trust Fund receipts resulting from such suspension.

Expresses the policy
of Congress that: (1) consumers immediately receive the bill!)benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from this Act; and (2) transportation motor fuels producers and other dealers take necessary actions to reduce fuel prices to reflect such reduction in taxes.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 4/17/2008: Referred to edit the wikiSenate committee. Status: Read twice and be the firstreferred to update the status of the bill!)Committee on Finance.
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Sharon

September 2, 2008, 10:14am (report abuse)

Anyone who votes for this man is not a patriot and knows NOTHING what its like to tolerate the Dept of Veterans Affairs treatment OF veterans!!

Greatdanes

September 2, 2008, 10:58am (report abuse)

This Congress Pisses Off money and the TAX for Gas is to go for Roads...Look around they are NOT putting the money to the Roads!! Cut Off The Flow of Funds to these Democrat JUNKIES. I'm Mad As Hell and I'm NOT Going to Take It Anymore. VOTE McCAIN in 08.

bretta

September 2, 2008, 1:28pm (report abuse)

This moratorium on gas tax is another of those suggestions designed to make us feel good. Forget it. The expense is already in the budget, and if they don't get the money from gas taxes, they'll get it somewhere else.
Remember....... THERE'S NO FREE LUNCH!!!!!

Jack

September 2, 2008, 4:17pm (report abuse)

More pandering from a political hack! How about a permanent holiday from DC,the Government and their lobbyists!

Mary

September 2, 2008, 7:28pm (report abuse)

I cannot believe the people who would not support a highway fuel tax holiday. What the heck -- we're dealing with "funny money" anyway. Funny money = meaning fiat paper money that is not backed by anything but the "faith of the People."

You don't see anything wrong with that? Well, our own U.S. Constitution mandates that Congress "COIN MONEY" meaning that our money should be backed by something tangible, such as GOLD or SILVER!

Each and every average family has the $10 Trillion debt hanging over their heads -- and are into it for $1/2 million in collateral.

Don't you get it? Whose going to pay off this debt when all of our tax dollars are really going to just pay some of the interest on that debt?

Martin

September 8, 2008, 12:19am (report abuse)

Gimmick or not it would've saved the taxpayers money.

Beth

October 5, 2008, 12:33am (report abuse)

I have a problem with continued bad mouthing of the Department of Veteran's affairs. They helped me in more areas than I could mention on pages here. I am thankful they exist!!!

As for the holiday from gas tax.. I think we could all use it.

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