Construction and transportation groups are joining in a push to block a Senate bill that would suspend the 18.3¢ per gallon federal gasoline tax temporarily and offset the revenue lost to the Highway Trust Fund through a transfer from the general fund.
The measure, introduced on Feb. 9 by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), would suspend the gas tax until Jan. 1, 2023. It does not apply to the federal tax on diesel fuel. Advocates of the plan see it as a response to high gas prices at a time of rising inflation.
