H.R. 2415 - Affordable Gas Price Act
- Sponsor:
- Ronald Paul
- Summary:
- To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Affordable Gas Price Act
H.R. 2415 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.
- Other Titles
- Affordable Gas Price Act
- Sponsor
- Ronald Paul
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Energy
- Alaska
- Animals
- Appropriations
- Budgets
- Building construction
- Business
- Central Asia
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continental shelf
- Depreciation and amortization
- Economic policy
- Energy development
- Energy prices
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental protection
- Excise tax
- Gas in submerged lands
- Gasoline
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Judicial review
- Kazakhstan
- Law
- Marine resources
- Mining engineering
- Mining leases
- Monetary policy
- Natural gas
- Natural resources
- Normal trade relations
- Oil and gas leases
- Petroleum
- Petroleum in submerged lands
- Petroleum refineries
- Prospecting
- Public lands
- Russia
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax exemption
- Taxation
- Trade
- Travel costs
- Wildlife refuges
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/21/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/21/2007 5/21/2007 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 5/21/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 5/21/2007 Referred to House Natural Resources 5/21/2007 Referred to House Financial Services 5/21/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1107) 5/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to House members from Public works, industrial & commercial construction, which…
opposed this bill
| Public works, industrial & commercial construction | $2,962,888 |
| $2,962,888 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
