STATE Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act or STATE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the federal excise tax on gasoline and special fuels (but not below two cents per gallon) by corresponding increases in fuel taxes imposed by States after March 5, 2007.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 7, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Sep 7, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-23 | SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: INVESTMENT NEEDS AND THE BUDGET77 pages | Budget Committee | Oct 25, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL30304 | The Federal Excise Tax on Motor Fuels and the Highway Trust Fund: Current Law and Legislative History Archived | Report | Feb 22, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in the rate of tax on such fuel by the States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act
- STATE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
