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S 3544 110th Congress Senate

Superfund Polluter Pays Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.

Introduced: September 23, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceCorporation taxesEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental Protection
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Excise taxGovernment trust fundsHazardous wastesIncome taxLawLiability for environmental damagesPetroleumPollution taxesTax rates
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Sep 23, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 23, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 23, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Superfund Polluter Pays Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by reinstating until January 1, 2017, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3636 Related bill Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007
  • HR 3962 Related bill Superfund Polluter Pays Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 23, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3544: Superfund Polluter Pays Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3544/
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"S. 3544: Superfund Polluter Pays Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3544/.
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S. 3544, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3544/.
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