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Oil Subsidy Elimination Act of 2006

Introduced: April 27, 2006 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 27, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oil Subsidy Elimination Act of 2006 - Requires oil companies with annual gross receipts of $1 billion or more and average daily crude oil production levels of at least 500,000 barrels (defined as large integrated oil companies) to revalue, according to a specified formula, their 2005 LIFO inventories of crude oil, natural gas, or other petroleum products.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny large integrated oil companies: (1) amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures; and (2) foreign tax credits for certain payments made to foreign countries.

Repeals provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to: (1) expensing of crude oil refinery property; (2) exemptions from limitations on oil depletion deductions for certain small crude oil refiners; and (3) amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures.

What's happening now April 27, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 12, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2006
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2006
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5234: Oil Subsidy Elimination Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5234/
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"H.R. 5234: Oil Subsidy Elimination Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5234/.
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