United States · Bill · S
S. 187 (114th)
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
Introduced
16 January 2015
Last action
16 January 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
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). The bill also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to classify as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to such tax any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if the Secretary determines that such classification is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is produced in sufficient commercial quantities as to pose a significant risk of hazard in the event of a discharge.
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Timeline
16 January 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
- related to → Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
- related to ← Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/187
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/187
- us · 114-s-187 · source updated 12 August 2025