Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Excess profits tax

Bill Introduced: S.3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

2008-05-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2971 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes.

2008-05-02T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5800 Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2008

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to appropriate the proceeds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Bill Introduced: S.2782 Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act of 2008

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2761 Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads (REPAIR) Act of 2008

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5507 Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2372 WEAN Off of Oil Act of 2007

2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to make the revenues from such tax available for investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1238 Energy Security and Corporate Accountability Act of 2007

2007-04-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, close tax loopholes, impose windfall profits tax on major integrated oil companies, provide a reserve fund for biofuels research and infrastructure, and payments for low-income households.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1500 Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of 2007

2007-03-13T00:00:00Z

To provide for the stabilization of prices for gasoline, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5874 Consumer Relief and Investment in Our Future Act

2006-07-25T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to suspend the application of any provision of Federal law under which any person is given relief from any requirement to pay royalty for production oil or natural gas from Federal lands (including submerged lands), for production occurring in any period in which the market price of production exceeds certain prices, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2993 Strategic Energy Fund Act of 2006

2006-05-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary oil profit fee and to use the proceeds of the fee collected to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2103 A bill to impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and provide a rebate to each household from the revenues resulting from such tax.

2005-12-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and provide a rebate to each household from the revenues resulting from such tax.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4449 Consumer Energy Assistance and Fairness Act of 2005

2005-12-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to allow a credit against tax for qualified fuel-efficient vehicles placed in service during the taxable year, to establish the Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4263 Windfall Profits and Consumer Assistance Act of 2005

2005-11-09T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and to provide for a rebate to energy consumers.

Bill Introduced: S.1981 Windfall Profits Tax Act of 2005

2005-11-09T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to rebate a portion of the tax collected back to American consumers, to fund programs under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and tax incentives for the manufacture of energy efficient motor vehicles by using a portion of the proceeds of such tax, and to deposit the balance of the tax collected into the Highway Trust Fund to support the funding of highway projects and to aid highway users, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4276 Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits Protection Act of 2005

2005-11-09T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to use the proceeds of the windfall profit tax collected to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act and for medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4248 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.

2005-11-08T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4203 Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005

2005-11-02T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1809 REPAIR bill

2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to offset the cost of supplemental spending bills that are targeted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes.