Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 3, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
Expresses the sense of Congress that by 2024 the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on: (1) gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 26.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 30.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 33.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2028; (2) diesel fuel or kerosene to 32.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 36.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 39.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2027; and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion. Delays the termination of such increased rates from the end of FY2016 to December 31, 2026. Requires an adjustment for inflation to such increased rates beginning after 2017.
Increases allocations in the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund in 2016 and 2017 and after 2017.
Imposes a floor stocks tax on rate increases for gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene), subject to specified exemptions for exempt uses and low-volume producers.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2015 to Sep 10, 2015; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 3, 2015 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 10, 2015 |
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 Feb 3, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153)
- Feb 3, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jan 13, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (H229-230)
In the Congressional Record 11
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H716 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 11, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7093 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Oct 22, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6710 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Sep 30, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5595 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Jul 29, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5208 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Jul 15, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 18, February 3, 2015, page H756.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-276 | DEAD END, NO TURN AROUND, DANGER AHEAD: CHALLENGES TO THE FUTURE OF HIGHWAY FUNDING153 pages | Finance Committee | Jun 18, 2015 |
| S. Hrg. 114-96 | SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION: BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSES OF MAP-21 TO DELIVER SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND PROJECTS-PART II56 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Apr 23, 2015 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
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 |
| R42877 | Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Under MAP-21 Archived | Report | Sep 23, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1994 | TRAFFIC Relief Act | Related bill | Aug 5, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2015Introduced 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.
