Military and Veterans Fuel Discount Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9027 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9027 To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide to certain patrons a discount on motor fuel sold at exchange stores, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2026 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide to certain patrons a discount on motor fuel sold at exchange stores, 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 ``Military and Veterans Fuel Discount Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TO CERTAIN PATRONS A DISCOUNT ON MOTOR FUEL SOLD AT EXCHANGE STORES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may, if there is a tax described in subsection (b) applicable to motor fuel, carry out a program to provide to eligible patrons a discount on such motor fuel-- (1) sold at an exchange store; and (2) dispensed directly into a vehicle owned by an eligible patron. (b) Amount of Discount.-- (1) Base discount.--A discount provided under subsection (a) shall be an amount not less than-- (A) the rate of tax applicable to gasoline under section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 4081), except that such discount may not be less than 18.4 cents per gallon; and (B) the rate of tax applicable to diesel fuel under such section 4081, except that such discount may not be less than 24.4 cents per gallon. (2) Authorization of supplemental discount.--The Secretary ma