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H.R. 214 114th Congress House

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

Official title: 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: January 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Oil and gasSales and excise taxes
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)
Jan 8, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 8, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E34-35)
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 Latest action January 9, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 187 Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
  • S 2400 Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2015
  • S 2089 American Energy Innovation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 5, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 5, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 8, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 214: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-214/
MLA
"H.R. 214: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-214/.
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H.R. 214, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-214/.
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