[19970916]97-456E_汽油消费税-历史收入：情况说明书.pdf

This fact sheet does not track particular bills or legislation. The author plans to update this1report in the future to reflect legislative changes and collection figures. For information aboutcurrent legislation and its status, please consult the Bill Summary and Status file of theLegislative Information System (http:/www.congress.gov).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-456 EUpdated September 16, 1997Gasoline Excise TaxHistorical Revenues:Fact Sheet1Louis Alan TalleyResearch Analyst in TaxationEconomics DivisionThe federal government has levied a tax on gasoline since 1932. For many years, theproceeds of the tax went into the general fund of the Treasury. Although at the time ofenactment there was no earmarking of any kind, federal highway aid was continuouslygranted to the states. It was not until 1956, as part of a program for a 40,000-milenational system of interstate highways, that the federal gasoline tax was increased and theproceeds paid into a trust fund set up to finance the federal governments share (90%) ofthe cost of the interstate highway system. With the passage of the Omnibus BudgetReconciliati