Affordable Gas Price Act

To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.

5/21/2007--Introduced.
Affordable Gas Price Act - Declares without force or effect all provisions of existing federal law that prohibit spending appropriated funds to conduct oil or natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf. Revokes all e more...xisting withdrawals by the President under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal:
(1) the withdrawal of public lands within the Coastal Plain from entry or appropriation under federal mining or mineral leasing laws; and
(2) the prohibition against the production, leasing, and development of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to shield from judicial review mandatory statements by certain federal officials regarding the environmental impact of federal actions upon the quality of the human environment. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) set forth additional incentives for investment in oil refineries;
(2) suspend the tax on highway motor fuels when retail gasoline exceeds a certain benchmark; and
(3) increase mileage reimbursement rates. Authorizes the President to extend normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.

Sponsor

• Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]

Committees

• House Financial Services
• 3 more
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2415

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 21, 2007

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Blog Coverage

May 09, 2008 Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices

Last year, in order to provide the American people with relief from high oil prices, I introduced the Affordable Gas Price Act (HR 2415). This legislation protects the American people from gas price spikes by suspending the federal gas ...

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May 09, 2008 Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices

HR 2415 also provides tax incentives and protection from nuisance lawsuits for those seeking to build new refineries….Ron Paul was interviewed by Neil Cavuto on Hillary Clinton’s proposal to lift federal gas taxes this summer and make ...

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May 08, 2008 Support Ron Paul's Affordable Gas Act(HR 2415)

Ron Paul Texas Straight Talk May 7, 2008 In the past few months, American workers, consumers, and businesses have experienced a sudden and dramatic...

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