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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-752| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2017
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (2)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand 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 such classification is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and 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.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1755
Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 28, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1755
    Introduced in House


  • March 28, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1755: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryMotor fuelsOil and gasPipelinesSales and excise taxes

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-752| Senate 
| Updated: 3/28/2017
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand 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 such classification is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and 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.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1755
Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 28, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1755
    Introduced in House


  • March 28, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 28, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (2)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1755: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryMotor fuelsOil and gasPipelinesSales and excise taxes