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HR 366

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Vermilion Catholic High School Screaming Eagles baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division IV Select state championship

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ryan Bourriaque and 2 co-sponsors

Redirects federal fuel excise taxes on USVI-produced fuel to the Virgin Islands treasury, effective for fuel entered into the U.S. after 12/31/2024.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Bill Summary · HR 366

Summary — H.R. 366 (compiled file contains multiple items; see note)

Note on the source document
- The materials provided appear to be a merged collection of several different resolutions and a short federal tax amendment. They include (a) a proposed amendment to the Internal Revenue Code concerning fuel produced in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI); and (b) several distinct honorary/state resolutions (Alabama — Collinsville High School soccer; Illinois — The Selfhelp Home commendation; Georgia — Joy Walston award), plus an initial header referencing a Louisiana high‑school baseball commendation. The procedural history and sponsor lists likewise appear mixed. Because of these inconsistencies, the summary below separates and highlights the substantive federal tax change and then notes the other, non‑substantive (honorific) resolutions present in the packet. Verify the official bill text in the Congressional Record or the Clerk’s website for authoritative details.

Major substantive provision (federal tax amendment)
- Purpose: Redirect excise tax receipts from certain fuel produced in the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Virgin Islands treasury.
- Key change: Adds a new subsection (j) to section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, stating that all taxes collected under 26 U.S.C. § 4081(a) (the federal excise tax on fuel) on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the Virgin Islands “shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands.”
- Effective date: Applies to fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2024.
- Practical effect: Excise taxes that would otherwise be deposited in the U.S. Treasury would be transferred to the U.S. Virgin Islands government for qualifying fuel. This would increase USVI receipts from such fuel movements and correspondingly reduce net receipts retained by the federal Treasury for those particular excise taxes.
- Who is affected: fuel producers/distributors in the USVI; importers/transporters of such fuel; U.S. Treasury and USVI treasury administrations; potentially federal budget receipts and territorial budgets; administrative/collection processes at IRS/Customs for tracking and remitting covered taxes.

Other materials included in the packet (honorific resolutions)
- Commendation texts for various state/local entities or individuals (unrelated to the federal tax change), including:
- Commending Collinsville High School Panthers (Alabama) for winning the 2025 AHSAA Class 1A/3A Boys Soccer State Championship.
- Commending The Selfhelp Home in Chicago (Illinois) for long‑standing community service.
- Congratulating Joy Walston (Georgia) for receiving a 2025 servant leadership award.
- An initial header referencing a commendation for Vermilion Catholic High School Screaming Eagles (Louisiana) baseball team (no full text provided).
- These are symbolic/resolution texts with no federal budgetary or regulatory effect.

Procedural status (as provided; treat with caution)
- Document lists steps including: introduced 2025‑01‑13; referred to House Committee on Ways and Means; rules suspended and adopted on various dates; enrolled and presented to Secretary of State. Because the packet mixes multi‑jurisdictional resolutions and a federal amendment and lists multiple sponsors (including Stacey E. Plaskett and various state legislators), confirm exact procedural posture via the official House clerk or committee records.

Recommendation
- If your interest is the fiscal/territorial impact, treat the IRC amendment above as the primary substantive measure and verify the official bill text and Congressional status. If you intended to review a state or local commendation, consult the appropriate state legislative clerk for the resolved text.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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