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Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1774| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (2)
Todd Young (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • June 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Government trust fundsMarine and inland water transportationMotor fuelsOil and gasSales and excise taxes

Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1774| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • June 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (2)
Todd Young (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government trust fundsMarine and inland water transportationMotor fuelsOil and gasSales and excise taxes