H.R. 6000: Gas Price Spike Act of 2008
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H.R. 6000: Gas Price Spike Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-08 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Gas Price Spike Act of 2008
Plain summary
Gas Price Spike Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, or products of crude oil or natural gas. Defines "windfall profit" as so much of the profit on a sale of crude oil, natural gas, or related products as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes the Reasonable Profits Board to determine levels of reasonable profit from the sale of such products. Allows a tax credit for the purchase of certain fuel-efficient, American-made passenger vehicles. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to operators of mass transit systems, including bus and commuter rail systems, to reduce passenger fares on such systems.
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Official text
Gas Price Spike Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · 66 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John B. Larson (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Brad Sherman (D-CA) and 6 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6000.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6000 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110