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H.R. 6131: To provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels.

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H.R. 6131: To provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-22 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an unconventional aviation fuel mixture credit. Defines "unconventional aviation fuel mixture" as an aviation-grade fuel consisting of a mixture of unconventional fuel (any liquid fuel derived from coal and any oil produced from shale) and aviation-grade kerosene. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts or other agreements to procure liquid fuel derived from coal to meet the fuel requirements of the Department of Defense (DOD), including multi-year contracts for up to 25 years.

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Official text

To provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · 24 cosponsors

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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6131 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110