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H.R. 214 (114th)

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

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Introduced

8 January 2015

Last action

9 January 2015 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)

Sponsors

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

12 August 2025

Taxation

Summary

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).

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Timeline

  1. 8 January 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 January 2015

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E34-35)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 January 2015

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)

    Source: IntroReferral

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