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This page contains bills sponsored by presidential contenders.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels between May 26, 2008, and September 1, 2008. Provides for reimbursement from the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund for any reduction in Trust Fund receipts resulting from such suspension.Expresses the policy of Congress that:- consumers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from this Act; and
- transportation motor fuels producers and other dealers take necessary actions to reduce fuel prices to reflect such reduction in taxes.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.
- Topic: Energy & Oil
- Headline: Gas tax holiday for the summer
(Score: -1)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Independents
participating in 2008-S2890 |
| Hillary Clinton |
s1p | NY Former NY Democrat Senator; now Secretary of State |
| Joseph Lieberman |
s1o | CT Independent Sr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres.2004 |
| Mel Martinez |
s1o | FL Former GOP Senator (resigned 2009); previously HUD Secy. |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
2
Republicans:
8
Independents:
3 |
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