Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

12/29/2022, 10:33 PM

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on the windfall profits of crude oil on taxpayers who extracted and imported more than 300,000 barrels (a barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons) of taxable crude oil (i.e., crude oil, crude oil condensates, and natural gasoline) in 2019, or who extracted and imported that amount in the current calendar quarter.

The bill requires rebates of the tax collected to be paid to individual taxpayers. The bill establishes the Protect Consumers from Gas Hikes Fund to finance such rebates.

Congress
117

Number
S - 3802

Introduced on
2022-03-10

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/10/2022

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on the windfall profits of crude oil on taxpayers who extracted and imported more than 300,000 barrels (a barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons) of taxable crude oil (i.e., crude oil, crude oil condensates, and natural gasoline) in 2019, or who extracted and imported that amount in the current calendar quarter.

The bill requires rebates of the tax collected to be paid to individual taxpayers. The bill establishes the Protect Consumers from Gas Hikes Fund to finance such rebates.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Taxation

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Energy prices
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
U.S. territories and protectorates

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/22/2022

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on the windfall profits of crude oil on taxpayers who extracted and imported more than 300,000 barrels (a barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons) of taxable crude oil...


Latest Action3/10/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.