he’s fighting to ease the pinch at the pump by suspending the federal gas tax
Warnock will fight to suspend the federal gas tax to help lower gas prices.
Occurrences
Evidence
All Actions: 02/09/2022 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Cosponsors include Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA].
Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (02/09/2022). This bill provides for a temporary exemption through 2022 from the excise tax on gasoline ... and expresses congressional policy that consumers immediately receive the benefit of this exemption.
Bill would temporarily suspend the 18 cents per gallon federal gas tax, provide families economic relief from high gas prices. Senator Warnock ... joined a group of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Gas Prices Relief Act.
Senator Reverend Warnock ... has been pushing for a suspension of the federal gas tax for months ... 'I’ve been fighting for months to pass my federal gas tax holiday bill.'
Assessments
The promise was framed as fighting to suspend the federal gas tax, not guaranteeing enactment. During the same Senate term, Warnock cosponsored and helped introduce the Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022, publicly advocated for it over months, and materially advanced legislation matching the promised federal gas-tax suspension. The suspension did not become law, so this is delivery of the advocacy commitment rather than the policy outcome itself.