Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act
Latest action · Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Feb 4, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Feb 4, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Feb 24, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 5, January 9, 2025, page H93.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48424 | Methane Emissions: U.S. and International Mitigation Efforts | Report | May 6, 2025 |
| R48475 | Inflation Reduction Act Methane Emissions Charge: Overview and Developments Archived | Report | Mar 28, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 143 | Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act | Identical bill | Jan 16, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the natural gas tax.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
