Bill113th Congress

S. 307

Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act

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Introduced
Feb 13, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Taxation
Latest Action
Feb 13, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]

Democrat·NJ
Bioguide ID: M000639
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Menendez
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Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
307
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 13, 2013
Policy Area
Taxation
Is Law
No
Feb 13, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Source: Senate

Feb 13, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Feb 13, 20130

Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (defined as companies with annual gross receipts over $1 billion and an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels or certain successors in interest of such companies), including: (1) the foreign tax credit for companies that are dual capacity taxpayers; (2) the tax deduction for income attributable to the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof; (3) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs; (4) the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells; and (5) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal royalty relief (suspension of royalties) for: (1) natural gas production from deep wells in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico; and (2) deep water oil and gas production in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf (including the portion of the Eastern Planning Area encompassing whole lease blocks lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes west longitude).

Dedicates any increased revenue generated by this Act to the reduction of a federal budget deficit or the federal debt.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Finance Committee

Senate· Standing
Budget deficits and national debtEnergy revenues and royaltiesIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasTaxation of foreign income

Introduced in Senate

Feb 13, 2013

Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act — Informed