Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 119-hr-313
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act</strong></p><p>This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that provides support for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from&nbsp;facilities that contain petroleum and natural gas systems and emit 25,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 313 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Pfluger 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7436 )(relating to methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems) is repealed. 3.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136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.