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2025-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced Date
2025-01-13
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Taxation
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This bill would send certain federal fuel tax money to the Virgin Islands treasury instead of keeping it with the U.S. Treasury. It applies to taxes collected on fuel made in the Virgin Islands and then brought into the United States. The change would start for fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2024.
- The bill changes the tax rules for fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and shipped to the United States.
- Federal taxes collected on that fuel would be “covered over” into the treasury of the Virgin Islands.
- The new rule would apply only to fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2024.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 366 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 366
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury
of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin
Islands and entered into the United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury
of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin
Islands and entered into the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FUEL TAX COVERED OVER INTO VIRGIN ISLANDS TREASURY.
(a) In General.--Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Shipment of Fuel From the Virgin Islands to the United
States.--All taxes collected under section 4081(a) on fuel produced in
the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the Virgin
Islands shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2024.
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