End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
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Summary
End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 This bill limits or eliminates certain fossil fuel oil and gas subsidies for oil companies, including by (1) eliminating the authority of the Department of Energy to carry out the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program; (2) expanding the definition of crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), any liquid fuel derived from coal, and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale); (3) limiting the financial assistance that such companies may receive from programs that provide relief to businesses affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic; (4) terminating certain tax incentives relating to fossil fuels, including the percentage depletion allowance and capital gains treatment for royalties from coal; and (5) increasing the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 9/15/2020
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/17/2020
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