Some lawmakers have advanced plans to suspend the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal gasoline tax.
The White House and congressional Democrats are in talks on legislation that aims to fight inflation.
President Joe Biden has not made up his mind about many details of the plan, including how much debt to forgive.
U.S. authorities said they want to monitor cases and hospitalizations driven by a new omicron variant.
Advocates who have been pushing for student debt to be canceled say temporary relief doesn't go far enough.
Student loan repayments were originally paused because of Covid-19.
The U.S. move will be matched in part by the U.K., which will also announce a ban on Russian oil imports.
Mask mandates are ending across the U.S., but many public health officials still recommend them.
Biden initially extended the pause through September, then stretched the end to Jan. 31.
Sen. Manchin balked a trillions of dollars in new spending potentially increasing inflation and deficits.
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