,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,ribble 7= himself & ,mr4    
,walz7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ways & ,means  ,,concurr5t         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,f$]al excise tax on      
heavy-duty trucks %\ld n be increas$4   
,:]eas !re is a #ab-p]c5t ,f$]al excise 
tax on new tractor trail] trucks & c]ta9
 o!r heavy-duty trucks2 ,:]eas !        
#ab-p]c5t ,f$]al excise tax is ! highe/ 
p]c5tage rate ( any ,f$]al ad valorem   
excise tax2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al excise tax 0
 fir/ levi$ by ,congress 9 #aiag to help
 f9ance ,am]ica's involvem5t 9 ,_w ,w>  
,i2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjab1 ! av]age           
manufactur] sugge/$ retail price =      
heavy-duty trucks 0 ov] #aeh1jjj2 ,:]eas
 ! #ab p]c5t ,f$]al excise tax adds1 on 
av]age1 an additional #ah1ifj to ! co/ (
 a heavy-duty truck2 ,:]eas ! av]age    
9-use1 heavy-duty truck is #i4e ye>s    

old1 close to ! hi/orical all-"t high2  
,:]eas ! ,f$]al excise tax1 by          
significantly increas+ ! co/ ( new      
heavy-duty trucks1 keeps old]1 less     
environm5tally clean & less fuel        
economical heavy-duty trucks 9 s]vice   
long]2 ,:]eas ! ,environm5tal           
,protection ,ag5cy's model ye>          
#bjjb-bjaj tailpipe emissions rules     
acc\nt = #bj1jjj ( ! av]age price (     
today's new heavy-duty trucks2 ,:]eas1  
accord+ to ! #bjaj ,national ,academy ( 
,sci5ces report entitl$ ,te*nologies &  
,approa*es to ,r$uc+ ! ,fuel            
,consumption ( ,m$ium & ,heavy-,duty    
,vehicles1 model ye> #bjad-bjah         
,,epa-,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation fuel  
economy rules w add an av]age ( #aj1jjj 
to #ae1jjj to ! price ( new heavy-duty  
trucks2 ,:]eas ! #cj1jjj av]age p] truck
 co/ ( ^! regulatory m&ates results 9 an
 additional #c1fjj ,f$]al excise tax1 on
 av]age2 ,:]eas ! goal ( deploy+ clean]1
 m fuel effici5t heavy-duty trucks1     
c\pl$ ) ! #cj1jjj av]age p] truck       

regulatory co/ w\ld be sl[$ ev5 m if !  
,f$]al excise tax 7 increas$2 ,:]eas !  
goal ( deploy+ saf] heavy-duty trucks ) 
! late/ safety te*nologies1 su* z lane  
dep>ture w>n+ sy/ems1 electronic        
/ability control1 & automatic brak+ =   
r$uc$ /opp+ di/ance w\ld be sl[$ if !   
,f$]al excise tax 7 increas$2 ,:]eas    
#ajj p]c5t ( all heavy-duty trucks sold 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are manufactur$ 9     
,nor? ,am]ica2 & ,:]eas #c1fej1jjj      
,am]icans are employ$ 9 ! sell+1 s]vic+1
 manufactur+1 & op]at+ ( heavy-duty     
trucks3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t--  7#a7 !  
,f$]al excise tax on new tractor trail] 
trucks & c]ta9 o!r heavy-duty trucks    
inhibits ! sale ( ! cleane/1 safe/1 &   
mo/ fuel effici5t heavy-duty trucks &   
trail]s2  7#b7 ! ,f$]al excise tax on   
new tractor trail] trucks & c]ta9 o!r   
heavy-duty trucks adds unc]ta9ty &      
volatility to ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund due
 to ! cyclical nature ( heavy-duty truck
 & trail] sales2 &  7#c7 ! ,f$]al excise
 tax on new truck tractors1 heavy-duty  

trucks1 & c]ta9 truck trail]s %\ld n be 
increas$1 & 9 consid]+ future           
transportation policy1 ,congress %\ld   
c>efully review ! detrim5tal impacts ( !
 ,f$]al excise tax4