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S 4768 117th Congress Senate Taxation

Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act

Introduced: August 4, 2022 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 4, 2022
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Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act

This bill imposes an additional 21% tax through 2025 on the excess profits (i.e., current profits over normal return) of oil and natural gas companies that have average annual gross receipts during a three-year period of over $1 billion.

The bill imposes on publicly-traded domestic corporations a tax equal to 25% of the fair market value of the stock of the corporation repurchased during the taxable year. The tax does not apply to a repurchase made after 2025 or that is treated as dividend. It also does not apply if the total value of the stock repurchased during a taxable year does not exceed $1 million.

The bill disqualifies certain large oil and natural gas companies from the use of the LIFO (last-in first-out) inventory accounting method.

What's happening now August 4, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4768: Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4768/
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"S. 4768: Taxing Big Oil Profiteers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4768/.
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S. 4768, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4768/.
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