Bill114th CongressFiled Jul 29, 2015Taxation
H.R. 3311
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 29, 2015)
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
- increase to seven years the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures;
- repeal the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery;
- repeal the tax deduction for the intangible drilling and development costs of oil and gas wells;
- repeal percentage depletion for oil and gas wells;
- repeal the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses;
- repeal the passive loss exception for working interests in oil and gas property;
- deny the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities for oil and gas activities;
- prohibit the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies; and
- limit the foreign tax credit for dual capacity taxpayers (i.e., taxpayers who are subject to a levy of a foreign country or U.S. possession and receive specific economic benefits from such country or possession).
What just happenedJul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3](D-OR)Sponsor
21 cosponsors21 D
21cosponsors1committees4actions7subjects
- Introduced in HouseJul 29, 2015
- Jul 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 29, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181)
- Jul 29, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House