Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1141
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-02-21
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.</p>

action_date: 2023-03-23
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 8 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1141 [Report No. 118–15] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2023 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Arrington , Mr. Estes , Mr. Perry , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Carey , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Moran , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Roy , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Steube , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Stauber , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Babin , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Mann , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Owens , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Bost , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Donalds , and Mr. Mike Garcia of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce March 23, 2023 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hudson , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Allen , and Mr. Ciscomani March 23, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To repeal the natural gas tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act . 2. Repeal Section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(relating to methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems) is repealed. 3. Rescission The unobligated balance of any amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.

March 23, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2023 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Arrington , Mr. Estes , Mr. Perry , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Carey , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Moran , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Roy , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Steube , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Stauber , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Babin , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Mann , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Owens , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Bost , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Donalds , and Mr. Mike Garcia of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the natural gas tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act . 2. Repeal Section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(relating to methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems) is repealed. 3. Rescission The unobligated balance of any amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.