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HR 6468 112th Congress House Taxation Oil and gas Sales and excise taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.

Introduced: September 20, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 20, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include tar sands in the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum.

What's happening now September 20, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6468: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6468/
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"H.R. 6468: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6468/.
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H.R. 6468, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6468/.
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[H.R. 6468: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6468/)
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