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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and to extend the credit for alternative fuels.

Introduced: January 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 29, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells.

Extends, by five years, the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source.

What's happening now January 29, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 503: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and to extend the credit for alternative fuels.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-503/
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"H.R. 503: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and to extend the credit for alternative fuels.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-503/.
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H.R. 503, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-503/.
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