Gas Tax Reduction Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8252 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8252 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for withholding of funds for noncompliance with State gas tax restriction, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 13, 2026 Mr. Kiley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for withholding of funds for noncompliance with State gas tax restriction, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Tax Reduction Act''. SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STATE GAS TAX RESTRICTION. (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 180. Withholding of funds for noncompliance with State gas tax restriction ``The Secretary shall withhold 8 per centum of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year after the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section in which the tax for gasoline in such State is equal to or greater than $0.50 per gallon.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``180. Withholding of funds for noncompliance with State gas tax restriction.''. <all>