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HR 871 111th Congress House Taxation Business investment and capital Income tax deductions Oil and gas

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells.

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties shall not apply in 2008.

What's happening now February 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 4, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 871: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-871/
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"H.R. 871: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-871/.
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H.R. 871, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-871/.
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[H.R. 871: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-871/)
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