# 119-hr-10434: Empower Energy Exporting Communities Act

119-hr-10434, Empower Energy Exporting Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10434
- As of: 2026-10-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10434
- Congress: 119
- Title: Empower Energy Exporting Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-04

## Summary

**Creates the new Oil and Gas Community Trust Fund** to finance infrastructure and public service investments in communities near major oil and gas export ports. The fund is paid by transfers equal to 3 percent of certain oil and gas net revenues the Treasury receives under section 11.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New fund for port-area communities: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would create an Oil and Gas Community Trust Fund in the U.S. Treasury. Each year it would appropriate amounts equal to 3% of the net revenues received under section 11 from specified oil and gas companies for taxable years beginning after enactment. The Secretary would be able…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-10434 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10434)

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- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-9599: SECURE 340B Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9599)
- [119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-23)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10434 (as of 2026-10-04).