Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt and refund Federal motor fuel excise taxes for fuel used in highway vehicles designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services. It adds a new refund provision (section 6427(f)) requiring the Secretary to pay the ultimate purchaser the aggregate tax amount (without interest) and a retail tax exemption (section 4041(n)) so no tax is imposed on such fuel.
Left emphasizes public-health and access; right emphasizes tax precedent and revenue loss.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill directly implements a substantive change to excise tax treatment by adding an exemption and refund mechanism targeted at fuel used in mobile mammography vehicles.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt and refund Federal motor fuel excise taxes for fuel used in highway vehicles designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services.
It adds a new refund provision (section 6427(f)) requiring the Secretary to pay the ultimate purchaser the aggregate tax amount (without interest) and a retail tax exemption (section 4041(n)) so no tax is imposed on such fuel.
The amendments take effect on enactment.
Narrow, low-salience health measure with modest fiscal impact; most likely to advance if bundled into larger tax/health package.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill directly implements a substantive change to excise tax treatment by adding an exemption and refund mechanism targeted at fuel used in mobile mammography vehicles. The core legal change is stated succinctly and integrates by directly amending two relevant Internal Revenue Code sections.
Left emphasizes public-health and access; right emphasizes tax precedent and revenue loss.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes public-health and access; right emphasizes tax precedent and revenue loss.
Likely broadly favorable.
The bill reduces operating costs for mobile mammography units and may expand screening access for underserved populations.
It aligns with preventive health and equity goals, though implementation details matter.
Generally supportive but cautious.
The bill targets a specific public-health need with a narrow tax relief, yet raises questions about fiscal impact, administrative verification, and precedent for targeted exemptions.
Cautiously critical.
While sympathetic to expanding screening access, this persona worries about tax-code carve-outs, federal revenue loss, and growing precedent for industry-specific exemptions.
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Narrow, low-salience health measure with modest fiscal impact; most likely to advance if bundled into larger tax/health package.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes public-health and access; right emphasizes tax precedent and revenue loss.
Narrow, low-salience health measure with modest fiscal impact; most likely to advance if bundled into larger tax/health package.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill directly implements a substantive change to excise tax treatment by adding an exemption and refund mechanism targeted at fuel used in mobile mammography vehicles. The…
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