United States · Bill · S
S. 2679 (113th)
Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014
Introduced
29 July 2014
Last action
29 July 2014 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
Environment, Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate beginning 60 days after enactment of this Act; (2) increase such rate from 9.7 cents to 15.8 cents per barrel of crude oil; (3) adjust for inflation in taxable years beginning after 2014 the $3.5 billion Superfund threshold after which no tax is imposed; (4) reinstate and increase the rates of tax on taxable chemicals; (5) modify the definition of "crude oil" to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from such mixture (including oil derived from tar sands), and any oil derived form kerogen-bearing sources (including oil derived from oil shale); and (6) allow the use of the Superfund for environmental remediation without further appropriation.
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Timeline
29 July 2014
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2014
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5053)
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2014
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 29 July 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2679
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2679
- us · 113-s-2679 · source updated 12 August 2025