# 119-hr-8572: Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026

119-hr-8572, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8572
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Temporarily eliminates the federal gasoline excise tax in 2026.** This bill would zero the regular federal gasoline tax rate and exclude the Leaking Underground Storage Tank financing rate for gasoline sold from enactment until January 1, 2027. - Families and drivers: Lower pump prices for gasoline purchases through December 31, 2026, with a congressional policy that consumers should immediately receive the tax-cut benefit. - Highway and cleanup programs: The bill would direct transfers from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund equal to the lost excise tax credits. - Fuel industry and Treasury: It requires producers and dealers to adjust prices so consumers see the reduction and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to use available authorities to ensure the benefit is passed through. *It would be financed by general fund transfers to the Highway Trust Fund and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, an arrangement described in the text as revenue-neutral for those trust funds.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Replace lost highway and cleanup funds: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Treasury to transfer money from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Each transfer would equal the lost receipts that would have been credited to that Trust Fund because of the temporary gas tax suspen…
- Temporary gas tax cut for drivers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would set the federal gasoline excise tax rate to zero on fuel removed, entered, or sold from the date it becomes law until January 1, 2027. It would also exclude the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) financing charge from applying to that fuel during the same period. The…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8572 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8572)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3227)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8572 (as of 2026-09-21).