In Congress, Seth will continue his work to lower the cost of energy by suspending the federal gas tax, holding billionaire oil companies accountable for price gouging and investing in affordable clean energy.
Seth Magaziner will work to lower the cost of energy by suspending the federal gas tax, holding billionaire oil companies accountable for price gouging, and investing in affordable clean energy.
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Evidence
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The House homepage says Magaziner led 54 colleagues in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Defense Department's review hold on wind-energy projects, which it says has effectively halted wind development.
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The release says Magaziner joined Whitehouse and Amo in calling for passage of the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act to curb oil-company profiteering and return relief at the gas pump.
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IRS Form 720 instructions for 2026 still tell taxpayers to multiply gasoline gallons subject to tax by $.184, showing the federal gasoline tax had not been suspended in the current period.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7960, the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act, as introduced March 17, 2026 by Rep. Khanna with Rep. Magaziner as an original cosponsor, referred to the House Ways and Means Committee; the bill would impose a windfall-profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate collections to taxpayers.
Assessments
Magaziner took concrete same-term action on parts of the promise, including cosponsoring the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act and advocating for wind-energy development, but the promised outcomes have not been delivered. The federal gas tax remains in effect, the oil windfall-profits/price-gouging measure has only been introduced and referred to committee, and the clean-energy evidence shows advocacy rather than enacted investment or cost relief. Because there was serious legislative and official effort without completion, this is not full or partial delivery of the promised policy outcome, but it merits an effort badge.
Magaziner made serious same-term efforts on parts of the promise, including cosponsoring the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act and advocating for clean-energy development. But the promised federal outcomes have not been delivered: the federal gas tax has not been suspended, oil-company price-gouging legislation has not become law, and the cited clean-energy actions remain advocacy or pending legislation rather than enacted affordable-energy investment attributable to him.