S. 143 119th Congress Senate

Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection

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Jan 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that provides support for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from facilities that contain petroleum and natural gas systems and emit 25,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year.

Related & companion bills 1

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Environment and Public Works Committee
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Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Cosponsors 17

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Feb 18, 2025

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Jan 23, 2025

Mullin, Markwayne

· Jan 21, 2025

Barrasso, John

Wyoming · Jan 16, 2025

Britt, Katie Boyd

Alabama · Jan 16, 2025

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Jan 16, 2025

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Jan 16, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Jan 16, 2025

Lee, Mike

Utah · Jan 16, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Jan 16, 2025

Marshall, Roger

Kansas · Jan 16, 2025

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Jan 16, 2025

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Jan 16, 2025

Schmitt, Eric

Missouri · Jan 16, 2025

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · Jan 16, 2025

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jan 16, 2025

Tuberville, Tommy

Alabama · Jan 16, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 143: Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-143/

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