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Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

12/29/2022, 10:33 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3802

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.

Current Status of Bill S 3802

Bill S 3802 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 10, 2022. Bill S 3802 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 10, 2022.  Bill S 3802's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of March 10, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3802

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
17
Democrat Cosponsors
16
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3802

Primary Policy Focus

Taxation

Potential Impact Areas

- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3802

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act
Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act
A 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.

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