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S. 2204 · 112th Congress

Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act

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Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012: (1) the tax credit for residential energy efficiency improvement expenditures, (2) the tax credit for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles, (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures, (4) the income and excise tax credits for…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 19, 2012

Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012: (1) the tax credit for residential energy efficiency improvement expenditures, (2) the tax credit for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles, (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures, (4) the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel and fuel mixtures, (5) the tax credit for production of electricity from refined coal production facilities, (6) the tax credit for the construction of new energy-efficient homes, (7) the tax credit for energy-efficient appliances, (8) the suspension of the income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas from marginal wells, (9) the excise tax credit for alternative fuels and fuel mixtures, and (10) the tax credit for mine rescue team training expenditures and the election to expense mine safety equipment.

Extends through 2013: (1) the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit, and (2) the special depreciation allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property.

Extends the tax credit for the production of electricity from wind resources through 2013 and from other renewable resources through 2014. Allows an increase in such credit for production from Indian coal facilities.

Extends the tax credit for investment in wind facilities through 2013 and for investment in offshore facilities using wind to produce electricity through 2014.

Increases the allocation of credits under the qualifying advanced energy project (i.e., the project for the production of renewable and alternative energy resources).

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through 2012 the grant program for investment in renewable energy resources in lieu of tax credits.

Modifies the definition of "cellulosic biofuel," for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit and the bonus depreciation allowance, to mean any liquid fuel which is derived solely by, or from, qualified feedstocks. Defines "qualified feedstocks" as any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna.

Limits or repeals 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), including: (1) the foreign tax credit; (2) the tax deduction for income attributable to 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; (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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act

Latest action (Mar 29, 2012): Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 63. (consideration: CR S2199; text: CR S2199)

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 19, 2012

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Latest vote · Senate · Mar 29, 2012

Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Mark BegichDAKNay
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
John BoozmanRARNay
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
James RischRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Mark KirkRILNot Voting
Richard DurbinDILYea
Daniel CoatsRINNay
Richard LugarRINNay
Jerry MoranRKSNay
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
Rand PaulRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLANay
John KerryDMAYea
Scott BrownRMANay
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMONay
Roger WickerRMSNay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCNay
John HoevenRNDNay
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNENay
Mike JohannsRNENay
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Kelly AyotteRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Dean HellerRNVNay
Harry ReidDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHNay
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPANay
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Mike LeeRUTNay
Orrin HatchRUTNot Voting
Jim WebbDVANay
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Ron JohnsonRWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay
All recorded votes (2)
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Mar 29, 2012 · “On the Cloture Motion S. 2204” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Agreed to
    Senate · Mar 26, 2012 · “On the Cloture Motion S. 2204” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid