United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 214 (114th)
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
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
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
8 January 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2015
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E34-35)
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2015
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H160)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
- related to ← American Energy Innovation Act
- related to ← Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/214
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/214
- us · 114-hr-214 · source updated 12 August 2025