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Jeff Flake


Latest Update: Friday, August, 29th 2008

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To repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels.

4/29/2008--Introduced.

Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2008 or the RIPE Act of 2008 - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the renewable fuel standard.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the excise tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty free treatment for ethyl alcohol or a mixture containing ethyl alcohol if it is to be used as fuel. Applies such treatment to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption, on or after the 15th day after this Act's enactment.
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  • 04/30/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
  • 04/29/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 04/29/2008 - Referred to House Ways and Means
  • 04/29/2008 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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H.R.5911 Introduced in House05/01/2008