Repeal the federal diesel fuel excise tax and incentivize construction and production at new U.S. refineries to lower diesel prices and expand domestic refining capacity.
Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Repeal the federal diesel tax and make it easier to build new refineries in the United States through the American Fuel Affordability Act.. Promised outcome: Lower diesel prices immediately and expand American refining capacity to bring down long-term fuel costs.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative Greg Steube press release announcing the American Fuel Affordability Act during his federal House service.
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WASHINGTON— U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced the American Fuel Affordability Act , legislation to lower diesel prices immediately and expand American refining capacity to bring down fuel costs for the long term. “Americans are paying far too much for diesel, and that cost gets passed down to families on just about everything they buy,” said Rep. Steube. “My bill gets rid of the federal diesel tax to bring prices down now and makes it easier to build new refineries here at home. We have the energy and the resources, and we should be producing and refining more of it.”
Steube says his American Fuel Affordability Act would eliminate the federal diesel tax and make it easier to build new refineries to reduce fuel costs.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain excise taxes on diesel fuel, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. Short title . This Act may be cited as the “American Fuel Affordability Act”. SEC. 2. Repeal of excise taxes on diesel fuel . (a) Section 4041 taxes .— Section 4041(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed. (b) Section 4081 taxes .—Section 4081(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting “and” at the end of clause (i), by striking “, and” at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause (iii).
Steube introduced the American Fuel Affordability Act, which would repeal certain federal excise taxes on diesel fuel and amend the tax code accordingly.
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“My bill gets rid of the federal diesel tax”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Steube announced a concrete legislative attempt in the lookback window to repeal the federal diesel tax and promote new refinery capacity, but this announcement does not show enactment.
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“REPEAL OF EXCISE TAXES ON DIESEL FUEL.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly targets repeal of diesel fuel excise taxes, matching the repeal portion of the commitment as proposed legislation only.
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“refinery construction investment credit”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text also proposes refinery construction incentives and a refinery production credit, matching the refinery-capacity portion as an attempted legislative vehicle.
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“to the Committee on Ways and Means.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record shows H.R. 10607 was introduced and referred to committee, indicating effort but not passage or enactment.
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“24.3 cents per gallon on diesel fuel”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): EIA still lists the federal diesel excise tax, supporting that repeal has not been delivered as a policy outcome as of the refresh.
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“Pending: House Ways And Means Committee”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A current legislative tracker reports H.R. 10607 remains pending in committee, so the commitment remains unresolved rather than delivered.
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"defer payment by those taxpayers of the taxes imposed by 26 U.S.C. 4041(a)(1)(A)"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Executive Order 14435 provides temporary partial diesel-tax relief through deferral of certain diesel excise-tax payment obligations, but it is not a statutory repeal and does not establish new-refinery incentives.
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"explore avenues, including legislation, to eliminate the obligation"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The order directs Treasury only to explore eliminating deferred tax obligations, indicating that permanent elimination remains unresolved.
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"Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Steube's bill as introduced and referred to committee, showing concrete legislative effort but no enactment.
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"REPEAL OF EXCISE TAXES ON DIESEL FUEL."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text targets repeal of diesel fuel excise taxes, matching the tax-repeal portion as proposed legislation only.
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"REFINERY CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT CREDIT."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text proposes a refinery construction investment credit, matching the new-refinery construction incentive portion as an attempted vehicle.
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"ESTABLISHMENT OF REFINERY PRODUCTION CREDIT."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text proposes a refinery production credit, matching the production-incentive portion as introduced legislation rather than delivered law.