Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

Sponsored bySen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]TX· Introduced 16 January 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

16 January 2025·1 year ago

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Introduced in Senate · Updated 22 April 2025

Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that provides support for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from facilities that contain petroleum and natural gas systems and emit 25,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
16 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

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17 cosponsors

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Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]TX

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Republican17100%

Republican:Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]OK
Republican:Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]AK
Republican:Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]OK
Republican:Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC
Republican:Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]MO
Republican:Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]AL
Republican:Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]UT
Republican:Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Republican:Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]WY
Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
Republican:Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
Republican:Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]AL
Republican:Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]WY
Republican:Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
Republican:Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Republican:Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]ND

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Environmental Protection

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