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S 771 101th Congress Senate Taxation Business losses Congressional reporting requirements Corporation taxes Environmental Protection Federal receipts and expenditures Government trust funds Income tax Liability for oil pollution Liability for toxic substances pollution damages Oil pollution Petroleum Petroleum industry Revolving funds Tankers Tax deductions Waterways

Oilspill Bill

Introduced: April 13, 1989 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 21, 1989
Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-572.
Apr 13, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 13, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oilspill Bill - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow any income tax deduction for oil or hazardous substances cleanup costs including related legal expenses, unless: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury receives certification from the relevant authority that the taxpayer has made a good faith effort to comply with specified Federal environmental law; or (2) the discharge was caused by an act of God, an act of war, negligence on the part of the U.S. Government, or an act or omission of a third party.

Prohibits any loss resulting from disallowance of such a deduction from being offset by the net operating loss deduction. Transfers the revenue resulting from the disallowance to an account made available for subsequent transfer to: (1) the revolving fund under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for expenses related to removal of discharged oil; or (2) the Hazardous Substance Superfund.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) report to specified congressional committees an estimate of the decrease of Federal revenues between January 1, 1970, and December 31, 1988, by reason of the allowance of applicable cleanup costs; and (2) report annually to the same committees the amount expended on environmental cleanup costs and the amount accruing to the new cleanup account.

What's happening now June 21, 1989

Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-572.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 771: Oilspill Bill. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-771/
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"S. 771: Oilspill Bill." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-771/.
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