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Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

USA116th CongressS-3315| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2020
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)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
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5914
Introduced in House
  • February 13, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • February 14, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5914
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8411: End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7781: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020
  • HR 116-5914: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryMotor fuelsOil and gasPipelinesSales and excise taxes

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

USA116th CongressS-3315| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2020
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
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5914
Introduced in House
  • February 13, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • February 14, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5914
    Introduced in House
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8411: End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7781: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020
  • HR 116-5914: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryMotor fuelsOil and gasPipelinesSales and excise taxes