S. 549

Summary

S. 549, the Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 12, 2025 by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 549 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 S549 IS: Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 549  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 12, 2025   Ms. Murkowski  (for herself,  Ms. Hirono , and  Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption from the excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act  .
2.
Exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels extended to include certain vessels serving only one coast
(a)
In general
 Section 4041(g)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:  For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the exemption under paragraph (1) shall also apply to fuel sold for use or used by a vessel which is both described in section 4042(c)(1) and actually engaged in trade between the Atlantic or Pacific ports of the United States (including any territory or possession of the United States). .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to fuel sold for use or used after December 31, 2025.

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption from the excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast.

Sponsors

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) sponsors S. 549, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Lisa Murkowski

Sen. · R–AK · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025

Mazie Hirono

Sen. · D–HI · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2025 · Original

Dan Sullivan

Sen. · R–AK · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 549 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 549 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

Votes

S. 549 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 549.

HR 2925Maritime Fuel Tax Parity ActApr 17, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 549 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act — Display Title
• Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption from the excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 6 firms and 31 registered lobbyists who named S. 549 in 23 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Agriculture, Animals, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Transportation, Clean Air and Water (quality).

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 549 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 549’s is Taxation.

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