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S 143 · in committee · significant

Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

What this bill does

  • Eliminates EPA program that funds methane emission reduction from oil and gas operations.
  • Affects petroleum and natural gas companies emitting 25,000+ metric tons of greenhouse gases yearly.
  • Repeals the methane emissions charge that funded the reduction support program.

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  1. 01

    How would eliminating the methane emissions charge affect oil and gas companies' incentives to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions?

  2. 02

    What alternative funding sources could replace the EPA program if Congress seeks to continue methane reduction efforts?

  3. 03

    Which communities near oil and gas operations might experience different air quality outcomes if this emissions reduction program ends?

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Sponsor · R-TX

Ted Cruz

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Introduced 2025-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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