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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 31, 2003
Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for a limited period of time: (1) a biodiesel fuels credit business credit; and (2) as a credit against the gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax, a credit equal to the sum of the alcohol fuel mixture credit plus the biodiesel mixture credit.
People & committees
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R–IA
Legislative record
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Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10681-10683)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10680-10681)
Introduced in Senate
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