HR 7099
117th Congress
House
Taxation
Stop Gas Price Gouging Tax and Rebate Act
Introduced: March 16, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Gas Price Gouging Tax and Rebate Act
This bill imposes an excise tax of 50% of the excess of the windfall profit of a producer of crude oil (including crude oil condensates and natural gasoline) that has an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 300,000 barrels for the taxable year, and had gross receipts in excess of $1 billion for its last taxable year during 2005. The bill defines windfall profit as the excess of the adjusted taxable income of such producer for taxable year 2022 over the reasonably inflated average profit for such taxable year.
The bill requires payment of energy price rebates to eligible individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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