I introduced legislation authorizing a fuel discount at military exchange pumps to lower living costs for our troops, veterans, and dependents
Introduce legislation to authorize a fuel discount at military exchange pumps to lower fuel costs for service members, veterans, and their dependents.
Occurrences
Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) has introduced the Military and Veterans Fuel Discount Act of 2026.
Evidence
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GovInfo’s introduced House bill text for H.R. 9027 states that Rep. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced a bill on May 26, 2026, referred to the Committee on Armed Services, "To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide to certain patrons a discount on motor fuel sold at exchange stores." The text sets a base fuel discount of at least 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel and allows additional discounts for state or local fuel taxes.
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Hamadeh’s official House office announced that he introduced the Military and Veterans Fuel Discount Act of 2026, with cosponsors Don Bacon, Eugene Vindman, Don Davis, and Jimmy Panetta. The release quotes Hamadeh saying he introduced legislation "authorizing a fuel discount at military exchange pumps to lower living costs for our troops, veterans, and dependents" and lists provisions for automatic discounts tied to federal fuel tax rates and optional state/local tax offsets.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce legislation authorizing a fuel discount at military exchange pumps for service members, veterans, and dependents. Hamadeh introduced H.R. 9027, the Military and Veterans Fuel Discount Act of 2026, during the 119th Congress after winning the 2024 House race. The introduced bill directly authorizes the promised fuel discount program and names the eligible military exchange patrons. Because the promised action was introduction of legislation, not enactment, this counts as delivered in the same House term.