Gas Price Relief Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 13, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 13, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gas Price Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax, for a one-year period, on oil companies for a percentage of the windfall profit from all barrels of taxable crude oil; (2) allow a tax deduction for the payment of any windfall profit tax; (3) reduce by 10 percent the excise tax on highway motor fuels for a period of one year after the enactment of this Act; (4) provide for transfers of windfall profit tax receipts and amounts from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund; and (5) make adjustments to highway motor fuel taxes for floor stocks of such fuels held by dealers prior to, or after, the effective date of reduction in such taxes under this Act. Defines "windfall profit" as the excess of the removal (sales) price of a barrel of taxable crude oil over the base price ($40 per barrel) of such barrel.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2005 to Nov 18, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 18, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 13, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34689 | Oil Industry Financial Performance and the Windfall Profits Tax Archived | Report | Jul 13, 2011 |
Related bills 12
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil and to ease gas prices for consumers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gas Price Relief Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2005Introduced in House
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