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Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019

Introduced: February 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019

This bill addresses royalties related to the development of federal energy resources.

Among other things, the bill

  • increases the onshore royalty rates for new oil, gas, and coal leases;
  • increases onshore rental rates for oil and gas leasing;
  • modifies the current onshore oil and gas minimum bid from $2 to $5 and requires it to be adjusted every four years for inflation; and
  • makes revisions to the charter of the Royalty Policy Committee, including to increase to six the number of members who are representatives of academia or the public.
What's happening now September 24, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 29, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 29, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 13, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Sep 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4364: Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4364/
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"H.R. 4364: Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4364/.
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H.R. 4364, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4364/.
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