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Jan 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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<p><strong>Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jan 16, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 2:20 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 143 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 143
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Tuberville, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Hoeven)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 143 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 143
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Tuberville, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Hoeven)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.
methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum
and natural gas systems) is repealed.
and natural gas systems) is repealed.
SEC. 3.
The unobligated balance of any amounts made available under
section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.
day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.
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