# 119-hr-10256: Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act

119-hr-10256, Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10256
- Congress: 119
- Title: Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-13

## Summary

**Reforming federal oil and gas royalty rules** by repealing certain Gulf of Mexico relief and creating uniform transportation allowances for royalty calculations. It would also change Alaska royalty language and require an annual report to Congress. - Repeals royalty relief provisions in the Gulf of Mexico, removing the existing relief framework for projects in that region. - Adjusts Alaska royalty relief rules, including planning-area language and provisions tied to the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act, affecting Alaska producers. - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, to set standardized transportation allowances for royalties capped at the lesser of 30 percent of production value or actual transportation costs and to provide a detailed annual royalty relief report to Congress.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cap oil and gas transport allowances: cost, high. This bill would require the Interior Secretary to set standard transportation allowances for royalties within one year after enactment. Each allowance would be limited to the lesser of 30 percent of the value of produced oil and gas or the actual and reasonable transportation costs. The rule would…
- End Gulf royalty relief: cost, high. This bill would repeal the 2005 law that let Gulf of Mexico producers get special royalty relief. Any regulations made under that 2005 law before enactment would have no force. These changes would take effect upon enactment. Gulf lessees and producers would lose that relief and could pay higher roy…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10256 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10256)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10256 (as of 2026-09-13).