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HR 3276 110th Congress House Taxation Commerce Corporation taxes Depreciation and amortization Energy Environmental Protection Great Lakes Income tax Law Licenses Oil pollution Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Tax deductions Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Water Resources Development Water pollution control

Bad Polluters Act of 2007

Introduced: August 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 2, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1707)
Aug 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bad Polluters Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to a Great Lakes Polluter the taxpayer election to expense 50% of the cost of refinery property in the current taxpayer year. Defines "Great Lakes Polluter" as a refinery owner that holds a permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discharge a certain level of pollutants into the Great Lakes.

What's happening now August 2, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1707)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 3, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3276: Bad Polluters Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3276/
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"H.R. 3276: Bad Polluters Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3276/.
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H.R. 3276, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3276/.
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