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S. 3372: Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016

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S. 3372: Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-21 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016

Plain summary

Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the excise tax rate on the retail sale of heavy trucks and trailers by 35% for any automobile truck chassis, automobile truck body, or tractor that is fueled wholly or partially by an alternative fuel. The term "alternative fuel" means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and any liquid whose volume is at least 85% methanol.

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Official text

Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s3372 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114