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Core Policy Mechanism Top 3
Federal Fuel Tax Holiday Through September 2027
Suspends federal excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuels from enactment through September 30, 2027, reducing the cost of fuel at the source. Producers and retailers must pass the savings to consumers or face financial penalties.
- Population Scope High Every U.S. consumer who purchases gasoline, diesel, or aviation fuel is directly affected, encompassing well over 25% of the population.
- Budgetary Magnitude High Federal fuel excise taxes generate roughly $36–40 billion annually; zeroing rates for approximately one year represents a revenue loss of that order of magnitude, a recurring mandatory reduction until the holiday expires.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Setting existing statutory tax rates to zero creates a new binding statutory mandate that overrides permanent IRC obligations and imposes a minimum-penalty liability on dealers who fail to pass savings through — a substantive legal change affecting the entire regulated industry.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The rate zeroing is self-executing with no agency discretion; the holiday applies automatically to all qualifying transactions within the defined period.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) must each use all applicable authorities to ensure consumer pass-through, imposing a recurring monitoring and adjudication burden across three agencies for the holiday period.
- Temporal Commitment Low The holiday has a hard expiry of October 1, 2027, well within ten years, so it self-terminates without any congressional action.
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Funding / Appropriations Top 3
General Fund Backfill for Highway and LUST Trust Funds
Requires the Treasury to transfer from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund and Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund amounts equal to any revenue lost during the fuel tax holiday, so those funds are not depleted.
- Population Scope High States, localities, and environmental remediation programs nationwide depend on the Highway Trust Fund and Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund, making this a substantially nationwide fiscal backstop.
- Budgetary Magnitude High Transfers must equal the full revenue forgone — on the order of $36–40 billion — drawn from the general fund as a mandatory obligation for the duration of the holiday.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Creates a new statutory obligation on the Secretary of the Treasury to make open-ended general fund transfers that did not previously exist, fundamentally altering the revenue basis of two permanent trust funds.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Mandatory 'shall transfer' language with amounts set by formula leaves the Secretary of the Treasury no discretion over whether or how much to transfer.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Implementation requires only standard intra-governmental accounting entries by the Secretary of the Treasury; no new enforcement infrastructure or external compliance mechanism is created.
- Temporal Commitment Low The transfer obligation is coextensive with the holiday's hard October 1, 2027 expiry, so it self-terminates within ten years without congressional action.
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Implementation & Enforcement Top 3
Consumer Pass-Through Policy and Multi-Agency Enforcement
States it is congressional policy that fuel tax savings must reach consumers immediately and directs Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to use all available authority to prevent price gouging and enforce pass-through, with penalties for non-compliant dealers.
- Population Scope High Regulates every fuel producer, retailer, and airline service provider in the country while protecting all U.S. fuel consumers, spanning well over 25% of the population on both the commercial and consumer sides.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are appropriated or authorized; the provision creates enforcement obligations and penalty exposure without specifying any dollar amount or funding stream.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Establishes a new statutory private penalty liability — minimum penalties equal to any unforwarded tax savings — and distributes coordinated enforcement authority across Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), none of which currently share fuel-price enforcement responsibility under existing law.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Each of the three agencies is directed to use 'all applicable authorities,' a broad but undefined delegation that preserves substantial agency discretion in selecting tools, priorities, and targets.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden High Standing up coordinated market surveillance and penalty adjudication across three agencies — Treasury, FTC, and CFTC — for the entire fuel supply chain imposes significant new institutional load for the holiday period.
- Temporal Commitment Low Enforcement obligations operate only during the holiday period, which ends October 1, 2027, a hard expiry well within ten years.
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Summary
This bill temporarily removes federal fuel taxes on gasoline, diesel, and other motor and aviation fuels from the date it is signed through September 30, 2027. To protect road and environmental trust funds that depend on those taxes, the U.S. Treasury would replace the lost revenue from general funds. The bill directs fuel producers and retailers to pass the savings on to consumers and empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to monitor markets and penalize those who do not lower prices.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 3
Federal Fuel Tax Holiday Through September 2027
Suspends federal excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuels from enactment through September 30, 2027, reducing the cost of fuel at the source. Producers and retailers must pass the savings to consumers or face financial penalties.
- Population Scope High Every U.S. consumer who purchases gasoline, diesel, or aviation fuel is directly affected, encompassing well over 25% of the population.
- Budgetary Magnitude High Federal fuel excise taxes generate roughly $36–40 billion annually; zeroing rates for approximately one year represents a revenue loss of that order of magnitude, a recurring mandatory reduction until the holiday expires.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Setting existing statutory tax rates to zero creates a new binding statutory mandate that overrides permanent IRC obligations and imposes a minimum-penalty liability on dealers who fail to pass savings through — a substantive legal change affecting the entire regulated industry.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The rate zeroing is self-executing with no agency discretion; the holiday applies automatically to all qualifying transactions within the defined period.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) must each use all applicable authorities to ensure consumer pass-through, imposing a recurring monitoring and adjudication burden across three agencies for the holiday period.
- Temporal Commitment Low The holiday has a hard expiry of October 1, 2027, well within ten years, so it self-terminates without any congressional action.
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Core Policy Mechanism
Federal Fuel Tax Holiday Through September 2027
Funding / Appropriations Top 3
General Fund Backfill for Highway and LUST Trust Funds
Requires the Treasury to transfer from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund and Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund amounts equal to any revenue lost during the fuel tax holiday, so those funds are not depleted.
- Population Scope High States, localities, and environmental remediation programs nationwide depend on the Highway Trust Fund and Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund, making this a substantially nationwide fiscal backstop.
- Budgetary Magnitude High Transfers must equal the full revenue forgone — on the order of $36–40 billion — drawn from the general fund as a mandatory obligation for the duration of the holiday.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Creates a new statutory obligation on the Secretary of the Treasury to make open-ended general fund transfers that did not previously exist, fundamentally altering the revenue basis of two permanent trust funds.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Mandatory 'shall transfer' language with amounts set by formula leaves the Secretary of the Treasury no discretion over whether or how much to transfer.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Implementation requires only standard intra-governmental accounting entries by the Secretary of the Treasury; no new enforcement infrastructure or external compliance mechanism is created.
- Temporal Commitment Low The transfer obligation is coextensive with the holiday's hard October 1, 2027 expiry, so it self-terminates within ten years without congressional action.
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Funding / Appropriations
General Fund Backfill for Highway and LUST Trust Funds
Implementation & Enforcement Top 3
Consumer Pass-Through Policy and Multi-Agency Enforcement
States it is congressional policy that fuel tax savings must reach consumers immediately and directs Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to use all available authority to prevent price gouging and enforce pass-through, with penalties for non-compliant dealers.
- Population Scope High Regulates every fuel producer, retailer, and airline service provider in the country while protecting all U.S. fuel consumers, spanning well over 25% of the population on both the commercial and consumer sides.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are appropriated or authorized; the provision creates enforcement obligations and penalty exposure without specifying any dollar amount or funding stream.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Establishes a new statutory private penalty liability — minimum penalties equal to any unforwarded tax savings — and distributes coordinated enforcement authority across Treasury, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), none of which currently share fuel-price enforcement responsibility under existing law.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Each of the three agencies is directed to use 'all applicable authorities,' a broad but undefined delegation that preserves substantial agency discretion in selecting tools, priorities, and targets.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden High Standing up coordinated market surveillance and penalty adjudication across three agencies — Treasury, FTC, and CFTC — for the entire fuel supply chain imposes significant new institutional load for the holiday period.
- Temporal Commitment Low Enforcement obligations operate only during the holiday period, which ends October 1, 2027, a hard expiry well within ten years.
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