Bill removes penalties for using cheap dyed fuel on roads.
H.R. 10104 — Restoring Economic Diesel Fuel Act of 2026 · Filed by W. Steube (R-FL) · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops federal penalties for dyed diesel fuel. Dyed fuel is cheap because it avoids a federal tax. Currently it is only legal for farms, construction, and heating. The bill lets anyone use it anywhere without penalty.
Who it affects
Drivers depend on federal fuel taxes to pay for road repairs. This bill would cut that money. Fuel companies, farms, and construction businesses would save money.
One thing to notice
The bill removes the only federal rule that stops dyed fuel from being used on public roads.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- dyed diesel fuel — Cheap diesel with colored dye added. It is only legal for farms, construction, and heating.
- federal tax — A tax on fuel collected by the federal government to pay for roads.
- penalties — Fines or punishments for breaking a rule.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (601 characters) on Aug 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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