Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 2, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2017 to Jan 29, 2018, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jan 29, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5959 | Natural Gas Parity Act | Related bill | May 24, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in Senate
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