Diesel Prices Relief Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 12, 2026
What it does
The Diesel Prices Relief Act of 2026 would temporarily suspend the federal excise tax on diesel fuel (excluding kerosene) and the associated Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate for diesel fuel removed, entered, or sold between the date of enactment and January 1, 2027. To maintain funding levels for the Highway Trust Fund and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, the bill requires the Treasury Secretary to transfer equivalent amounts from the general fund to these trust funds, treating those transfers as if they were tax revenues. The bill also declares it congressional policy that consumers should immediately benefit from the tax reduction through lower…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.