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HR 1612 117th Congress House Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Treasury Motor fuels Oil and gas Pipelines Sales and excise taxes

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

Introduced: March 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 8, 2021
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Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

This bill expands 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).

The bill also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to classify as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to such tax any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if (1) such classification is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (2) such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is produced in sufficient commercial quantities as to pose a significant risk of hazard in the event of a discharge.

What's happening now March 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2184 Related bill End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2021
  • S 683 Identical bill Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1612: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1612/
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"H.R. 1612: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1612/.
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H.R. 1612, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1612/.
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