A Republican bill with 10 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S611)
In committee
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The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Pay Less at the Pump Act of 2026," aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The primary goal is to terminate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate. According to the text, the financing rate would no longer apply after December 31, 2025. The bill also changes the rules regarding the authority for advances from the Fund.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +3
Is this likely to lower the price at the pump?
Removing the fuel financing rate is intended to reduce the cost of gasoline for consumers.
- Scored +2
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Lower gasoline prices can provide modest relief to low-income households' daily expenses.
- Scored +2
Would middle-income households be better off under this?
The reduction in fuel taxes may lead to lower costs for middle-income commuters.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
By terminating the financing rate, the bill reduces the long-term funding available for the Superfund to address hazardous substance cleanup.
- Scored -3
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The termination of the financing rate reduces the steady stream of revenue available to the Superfund for environmental cleanup.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Termination of the financing rate: The bill directs that the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate shall not apply after December 31, 2025 (Section 2(a)). This change is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026 (Section 2(c)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Changes to authority for advances: The bill amends Section 9507(d)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the date of termination for advances to "the date of the enactment of the Pay Less at the Pump Act of 2026" and requires that advances be made "on a quarterly basis from unobligated amounts available in such Fund until repaid in full" (Section 2(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Lower gasoline prices can provide modest relief to low-income households' daily expenses. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The reduction in fuel taxes may lead to lower costs for middle-income commuters. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Residents in rural areas who rely heavily on driving may benefit from lower fuel costs.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The termination of the financing rate reduces the steady stream of revenue available to the Superfund for environmental cleanup.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Is this likely to lower the price at the pump? — Removing the fuel financing rate is intended to reduce the cost of gasoline for consumers. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — By terminating the financing rate, the bill reduces the long-term funding available for the Superfund to address hazardous substance cleanup.
- 8/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/12/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S611)
- 9 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Tom CottonRepublican · Arkansas
John HoevenRepublican · North Dakota
John KennedyRepublican · Louisiana
Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Mike LeeRepublican · Utah
David McCormickRepublican · Pennsylvania
James RischRepublican · Idaho