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Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021

Introduced: April 12, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.
Dec 14, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-632.
May 5, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.
May 5, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 2021
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Mar 9, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021

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

Among other requirements, 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 $10 and requires it to be adjusted every four years for inflation; and
  • increases inspection fees and penalties on oil and gas operators.
What's happening now December 14, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 28, 2022
McNerney, Jerry
· Feb 18, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 18, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Nov 30, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 20, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Apr 12, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Apr 12, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 8, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 8, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 2, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1517: Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1517/
MLA
"H.R. 1517: Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1517/.
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H.R. 1517, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1517/.
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