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HR 6579 112th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20, 2010, explosion on and sinking of the…

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20, 2010, explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.

Introduced: November 6, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax deductionsMarine pollutionOil and gasPollution liabilityWater quality
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Oct 26, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 26, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 26, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a business expense tax deduction for any compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 15, 2012
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 6, 2012
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Nov 6, 2012
Miller, Jeff
· Nov 6, 2012
Roby, Martha
· Nov 6, 2012
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Nov 6, 2012
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Nov 6, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6579: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20, 2010, explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6579/
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"H.R. 6579: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20, 2010, explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6579/.
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H.R. 6579, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6579/.
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[H.R. 6579: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the April 20, 2010, explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6579/)
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