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Introduced
03/19/2021
03/19/2021
In Committee
05/26/2021
05/26/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.
AI Summary
This bill, the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2021, proposes to eliminate certain subsidies for fossil fuel production. Specifically, the bill would terminate various tax expenditures and deductions related to fossil fuels, increase royalty rates, restrict the use of government funds for fossil fuel projects, and impose a new tax on the severance of crude oil and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. The bill also requires studies on additional fossil fuel subsidies and the recovery periods for fossil fuel-related assets. Overall, the purpose of the bill is to phase out various forms of government support for the fossil fuel industry.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (48)
Ilhan Omar (D)*,
Jake Auchincloss (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Cori Bush (D),
André Carson (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Mondaire Jones (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Marie Newman (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (on 05/26/2021)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2102/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2102/BILLS-117hr2102ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2102/BILLS-117hr2102ih.pdf.pdf |
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