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H.R. 3311

End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 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).

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3](D-OR)Sponsor
21 cosponsors21 D
21cosponsors1committees4actions7subjects
  1. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Ways and Means Committee
  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181)

  3. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  4. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

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