,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,ribble 7for 
himself and ,mr4 ,walz7 submitted the   
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means  ,,concurrent ,,resolution   
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
the ,federal excise tax on heavy-duty   
trucks should not be increased4         
,whereas there is a #ab-percent ,federal
 excise tax on new tractor trailer      
trucks and certain other heavy-duty     
trucks2 ,whereas the #ab-percent        
,federal excise tax is the highest      
percentage rate of any ,federal ad      
valorem excise tax2 ,whereas the        
,federal excise tax was first levied by 
,congress in #aiag to help finance      
,america's involvement in ,world ,war   
,i2 ,whereas1 in #bjab1 the average     
manufacturer suggested retail price for 
heavy-duty trucks was over #aeh1jjj2    
,whereas the #ab percent ,federal excise

 tax adds1 on average1 an additional    
#ah1ifj to the cost of a heavy-duty     
truck2 ,whereas the average in-use1     
heavy-duty truck is #i4e years old1     
close to the historical all-time high2  
,whereas the ,federal excise tax1 by    
significantly increasing the cost of new
 heavy-duty trucks1 keeps older1 less   
environmentally clean and less fuel     
economical heavy-duty trucks in service 
longer2 ,whereas the ,environmental     
,protection ,agency's model year        
#bjjb-bjaj tailpipe emissions rules     
account for #bj1jjj of the average price
 of today's new heavy-duty trucks2      
,whereas1 according to the #bjaj        
,national ,academy of ,sciences report  
entitled ,technologies and ,approaches  
to ,reducing the ,fuel ,consumption of  
,medium and ,heavy-,duty ,vehicles1     
model year #bjad-bjah ,,epa-,department 
of ,transportation fuel economy rules   
will add an average of #aj1jjj to       
#ae1jjj to the price of new heavy-duty  
trucks2 ,whereas the #cj1jjj average per

 truck cost of these regulatory mandates
 results in an additional #c1fjj        
,federal excise tax1 on average2        
,whereas the goal of deploying cleaner1 
more fuel efficient heavy-duty trucks1  
coupled with the #cj1jjj average per    
truck regulatory cost would be slowed   
even more if the ,federal excise tax    
were increased2 ,whereas the goal of    
deploying safer heavy-duty trucks with  
the latest safety technologies1 such as 
lane departure warning systems1         
electronic stability control1 and       
automatic braking for reduced stopping  
distance would be slowed if the ,federal
 excise tax were increased2 ,whereas    
#ajj percent of all heavy-duty trucks   
sold in the ,united ,states are         
manufactured in ,north ,america2 and    
,whereas #c1fej1jjj ,americans are      
employed in the selling1 servicing1     
manufacturing1 and operating of         
heavy-duty trucks3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that--  7#a7 the ,federal excise   
tax on new tractor trailer trucks and   

certain other heavy-duty trucks inhibits
 the sale of the cleanest1 safest1 and  
most fuel efficient heavy-duty trucks   
and trailers2  7#b7 the ,federal excise 
tax on new tractor trailer trucks and   
certain other heavy-duty trucks adds    
uncertainty and volatility to the       
,highway ,trust ,fund due to the        
cyclical nature of heavy-duty truck and 
trailer sales2 and  7#c7 the ,federal   
excise tax on new truck tractors1       
heavy-duty trucks1 and certain truck    
trailers should not be increased1 and in
 considering future transportation      
policy1 ,congress should carefully      
review the detrimental impacts of the   
,federal excise tax4