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H.R. 6228 · 114th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2021: (1) the excise tax credit for alternative fuel, (2) the excise tax credit for alternative fuel mixtures, and (3) the payments that are equivalent to the alternative fuel excise tax credit.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 28, 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2021: (1) the excise tax credit for alternative fuel, (2) the excise tax credit for alternative fuel mixtures, and (3) the payments that are equivalent to the alternative fuel excise tax credit.

The bill also allows the alternative fuel excise tax credit to be used for fuel sold by the taxpayer for use as fuel in qualified landscaping equipment. Qualifying landscaping equipment is: (1) used in landscaping or similar activities, (2) powered by an engine capable of running only on alternative fuel, and (3) is not designed primarily for carrying or towing persons or loads from one place to another.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits.

Latest action (Sep 28, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 28, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.