To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend certain fuel excise taxes for fuel separated during periods in which the national average price of gasoline exceeds $3.99 per gallon, and to prohibit certain credits or deductions for oil and gas companies during such periods.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8600.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 76, April 30, 2026, Page H3332):
  Article I, Section 8 of the General Welfare Clause
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2026 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8600, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8600

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 2, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 3, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  624363b839061c600c58f747cdde502a32913f6b2cf3cd20102e1762572223a4

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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