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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D–NH
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Consumer Fuel Costs Relief Act would temporarily suspend specified federal fuel taxes from enactment through September 30, 2027. It would replace the resulting lost revenue for two federal trust funds with general Treasury funds. The bill calls for fuel businesses and airline service providers to pass the tax savings to consumers and passengers, and directs federal agencies to use their applicable enforcement powers. Actual price reductions are not established by the supplied evidence.
This Act may be cited as the Consumer Fuel Costs Relief Act.
In the case of taxable fuel removed, entered, or sold on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2027— (1) the rates of tax under section 4081(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be zero, and (2) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081(a)(2)(B) of such Code shall not apply to taxable fuel to which the rate under paragraph (1) applies.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund established under section 9508(a) of such Code amounts equal to the reduction in amounts credited (but for this subsection) to each such Trust Fund by reason of subsection (a).
It is the policy of Congress that— (A) consumers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the application of subsection (a)
aviation gasoline producers, airline service providers, and other dealers take such actions as necessary to ensure passengers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the application of subsection (a)
The Secretary of the Treasury shall use all applicable authorities to ensure that the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the application of subsection (a) is received by consumers.
Section 2(a) would set the fuel-tax rates specified in Internal Revenue Code section 4081(a)(2)(A) to zero and suspend the associated underground-storage-tank financing tax for that fuel. This would apply to taxable fuel removed, entered, or sold from enactment until October 1, 2027; transactions on October 1 would fall outside the stated holiday.
In the case of taxable fuel removed, entered, or sold on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2027— (1) the rates of tax under section 4081(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be zero, and (2) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081(a)(2)(B) of such Code shall not apply to taxable fuel to which the rate under paragraph (1) applies.
The proposal would use the existing tax-code definition of “taxable fuel” to determine coverage. The supplied bill does not reproduce that definition.
For purposes of this section, the term taxable fuel has the same meaning given such term under section 4083(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Treasury would have to transfer money from the general fund—the government's general pool of funds—to the Highway Trust Fund and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Each transfer would equal the revenue that the respective fund lost because of the tax holiday; the bill specifies no fixed dollar amount.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund established under section 9508(a) of such Code amounts equal to the reduction in amounts credited (but for this subsection) to each such Trust Fund by reason of subsection (a).
For specified tax-code accounting rules, replacement transfers to the underground-storage-tank fund would count as receipts from its financing tax. Replacement transfers to the Highway Trust Fund would count as section 4081 tax receipts that are not attributable to that financing tax.
Amounts transferred to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund under paragraph (1) shall be treated for purposes of sections 9503(b)(1) and 9508(b)(2) of such Code as taxes received in the Treasury under section 4081 of such Code attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate.
Amounts transferred to the Highway Trust Fund under paragraph (1) shall be treated for purposes of section 9503(b)(1) of such Code as taxes received in the Treasury under section 4081 of such Code which are not attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate.
The bill would declare a congressional policy that consumers receive the tax savings immediately and that transportation motor-fuel producers and dealers reduce fuel prices accordingly. It would also call on aviation gasoline producers, airline service providers, and dealers to ensure passengers immediately receive the savings. These statements describe the intended result.
It is the policy of Congress that— (A) consumers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the application of subsection (a), (B) transportation motor fuels producers and other dealers take such actions as necessary to reduce transportation motor fuels prices to reflect such reduction, (C) aviation gasoline producers, airline service providers, and other dealers take such actions as necessary to ensure passengers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the application of subsection (a)
Within that policy declaration, the bill says transportation motor-fuel producers, airline service providers, and dealers that fail to pass through the savings shall face monetary penalties. The stated minimum would equal the tax savings that should have reached consumers.
It is the policy of Congress that—
transportation motor fuels producers, airline service providers, and other dealers that fail to reduce prices for consumers to reflect such reduction shall be subject to monetary penalties which are not less than the amount of the reduction in taxes which should have been passed on to consumers.
Treasury would be required to use all of its applicable legal powers to ensure consumers receive the tax reduction.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall use all applicable authorities to ensure that the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the application of subsection (a) is received by consumers.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would have to use all applicable legal powers to monitor oil, diesel, and gasoline markets to prevent price gouging and market manipulation.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall use all applicable authorities to monitor oil, diesel, and gasoline markets to prevent price gouging and market manipulation in such markets.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 8, 2026, records House introduction on September 24, 2026, and referral that day to Ways and Means and additionally to Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, and Agriculture for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-08T20:55:26Z.
2026-09-24: Introduced in House
2026-09-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-24. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; formal earmark status cannot be established for other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception beyond the main policy's intended coverage was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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