H.R. 8350
IntroducedNo Taxes on Utility Bills Act
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Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8350 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8350 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Mr. Riley of New York (for himself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Taxes on Utility Bills Act''. SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR TAXES AND STATE-MANDATED SURCHARGES INCLUDED ON GAS OR ELECTRIC UTILITY BILLS. (a) In General.--Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) All taxes, and State-mandated surcharges, included on the taxpayer's gas or electric utility bills.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 164(a) of such section is amended by inserting ``(and State-mandated surcharges described in paragraph (5))'' after ``the following taxes''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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