Consumer Fuel Costs Relief Act
Temporarily sets a specified federal tax rate to zero on motor and aviation fuels and directs agencies to help ensure consumers receive the savings.
In the Senate Finance Committee since Sept. 24, 2026, 12 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 24, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Fuel taxes contribute to the cost of motor and aviation fuels. The bill would temporarily set a specified federal fuel tax rate to zero and stop applying a related trust fund financing rate. It would replace affected trust fund receipts with general fund transfers and direct agencies to help ensure consumers receive the savings.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Sets fuel tax rates to zero
For taxable fuel removed, entered, or sold from enactment until before October 1, 2027, the tax rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) would be zero. The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate would not apply to that fuel.
- Replaces lost trust fund receipts
The Treasury Secretary would transfer money from the general fund to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to make up for the reductions in amounts credited to them.
- Seeks to pass savings to consumers
The bill states that consumers and airline passengers should immediately receive the tax reduction through lower prices, and that producers, airlines, and other dealers who fail to pass it on should face monetary penalties. It directs Treasury to use applicable authorities to ensure consumers receive the benefit, and the FTC and CFTC to monitor oil, diesel, and gasoline markets for price gouging and market manipulation.
The bill would temporarily remove specified federal taxes from qualifying motor and aviation fuels. The practical stakes are whether consumers receive lower prices and how the resulting reductions in trust fund receipts are financed.
The bill directs the Treasury to replace reduced trust fund receipts with general fund money, while also calling for penalties for failures to pass the tax reduction through to consumers.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 24, 2026SENATESEP 24, 2026By Sen. KellyReferred to Finance
- SAME DAYNOWSenate committeeSEP 24, 2026FINANCE NOWSEP 24, 2026In committee for 12 daysNo hearing yet
- 12 DAYS SO FARPassed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- House committee—HOUSE—
- Passed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 242026SEP 24, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- SEP 242026SEP 24, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
At day 12, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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