A bill to amend the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to further the objectives of national energy policy of conserving oil and natural resources through removing excessive burdens on production of coal.

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Introduced

26 February 1980

Last action

4 December 1980 · Reported

Status

Referred jointly to House Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs; and the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Leach, Claude (Buddy), Jr. [D-LA-4], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21], Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11], Rep. Baldus, Alvin J. [D-WI-3], Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Murphy, Morgan F. [D-IL-2], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Brademas, John [D-IN-3], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Nedzi, Lucien N. [D-MI-14], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19], Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2]

Subjects

Energy

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7 April 2025

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Summary

Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to limit the sum of all severance taxes or fees, for any fiscal year, levied upon or collected from any taxpayer by a State or any political subdivision thereof on coal destined for shipment in interstate commerce for use in any powerplant or major fuel- burning installation or on any improvements or other rights, property, or assets produced, owned, or used in connection with the production of such coal. States that such tax shall not exceed a total of 12 1/2 percent of the value of such coal produced during a fiscal year.

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Timeline

26 February 1980
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 1980
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 1980
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 December 1980
Introduced
Referred jointly to House Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs; and the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 December 1980
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, H. Rept. 96-1527 (Part I).
Source: Committee
4 December 1980
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, H. Rept. 96-1527 (Part I).
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/6625
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us · 96-hr-6625 · source updated 7 April 2025