Suspend the federal gas tax.

Margaret Wood Hassan · New Hampshire · Democratic

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Occurrences

Senator Hassan continues to focus on going after Big Oil’s billions in tax breaks and is pushing to suspend the federal gas tax.

Hassan says she is pushing to suspend the federal gas tax.

Priorities - Maggie Hassan | U.S. Senator for New Hampshire
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She wants to suspend the federal gas tax for the rest of the year.

The ad says Hassan wants to suspend the federal gas tax for the rest of 2022 to reduce gas prices.

Maggie for NH Launches New Television Ad Highlighting Senator Hassan's Push to Help Bring Down Gas Prices for Granite Staters - Maggie Hassan | U.S. Senator for New Hampshire
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Evidence

The campaign announced an ad highlighting Hassan's push to suspend the gas tax for the rest of 2022; the ad transcript says she wanted a federal gas-tax suspension and a gas-tax holiday.

Establishes the campaign-facing promise or position: Hassan campaigned on suspending the federal gas tax for the rest of the year.

unresolved unknown

The introduced bill listed Sen. Kelly acting for himself and Sen. Hassan among others. It would set the gasoline tax rate to zero for gasoline removed, entered, or sold before January 1, 2023.

Hassan took concrete legislative action toward the promised federal gas-tax holiday, but introduction of the bill did not itself suspend the tax.

never same_term A for effort

S. 3609, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022, Introduced Text
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Congress.gov lists S.3609's status as Introduced, with latest action on February 9, 2022: read twice and referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Hassan is listed as an original cosponsor.

The main Hassan-backed gas-tax-holiday bill did not advance beyond introduction and committee referral, so the promised suspension was not enacted through this bill.

never same_term A for effort

S.3609 - Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 - All Information
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Hassan asked unanimous consent for the Senate to discharge the Finance Committee, immediately consider S.3609, and pass it. Sen. Crapo objected, and the presiding officer stated that objection was heard.

Hassan advanced the proposal on the Senate floor, but the unanimous-consent attempt was blocked and did not result in passage.

never same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, Senate, April 7, 2022: Unanimous Consent Request - S. 3609
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The preliminary U.S. Code text in effect in March 2026 still imposes a gasoline excise tax of 18.3 cents per gallon plus the 0.1-cent Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund rate.

Current federal law still imposed the federal gasoline tax near the as-of date, confirming the promised federal gas-tax suspension had not been delivered.

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26 USC 4081: Imposition of tax
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Hassan publicly backed suspending the federal gas tax and took concrete legislative action through S.3609 and a unanimous-consent request in 2022. However, the bill did not advance beyond introduction/referral, the floor request was blocked, and the federal gasoline excise tax remained in effect. The promised suspension was therefore not delivered, but the serious legislative effort warrants the effort badge.

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