3.0.0 5745 2023-01-11T13:23:04Z 2023-01-11T13:23:04Z House H HR 2012-05-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ELLISON:H.R. 5745.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2714]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-11T15:07:27Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:01:15Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-18T21:32:56Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:00:52Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-30T20:03:00Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:01:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-23T13:20:46Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:00:47Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-18T18:50:14Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:01:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-16T16:44:12Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-16T16:43:58Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:00:42Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-05-15T16:01:20Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-05-15T16:01:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-05-15T16:00:37Z End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 112 3080 S 2012-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2012-07-11 hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Committee 2012-06-18 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2012-05-30 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2012-05-23 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2012-05-18 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2012-05-16 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2012-05-16 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2012-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-06-01 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-06-01 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-09-13 False Energy Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Air quality Business investment and capital Capital gains tax Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Department of Energy Energy research Energy revenues and royalties Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental technology Executive agency funding and structure Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Gulf of Mexico Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Income tax credits Income tax deductions Manufacturing Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Mining Montana Motor fuels Multilateral development programs Navigation, waterways, harbors Oil and gas Pipelines Pollution liability Public utilities and utility rates Railroads Research administration and funding Research and development Sales and excise taxes Securities Solid waste and recycling Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation of foreign income Transportation programs funding U.S. and foreign investments Water quality Wyoming Energy 00 2012-05-15 Introduced in House 2012-07-09T22:15:16Z End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases.

Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production.

Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate the limitation on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators for oil spills.

Rescinds all unobligated balances made available to the World Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Export-Import Bank, the Advanced Research Projects Agency in the Department of Defense (DOD), and other international financing entities to carry out any project that supports coal, oil, or natural gas.

Terminates the Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development in the Department of Energy (DOE) and the authority to carry out any of its programs.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to eliminate from the categories of projects eligible for loan guarantees for innovative technologies: (1) projects involving advanced fossil energy technology, and (2) and crude oil refineries.

Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from making loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to carry out projects that will use coal, oil, or natural gas.

Prohibits the use of Department of Transportation (DOT) funds to award any grant or other direct assistance to any rail or port project that transports coal, oil, or natural gas.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal provisions allowing tax incentives for investment in fossil fuels.

Increases the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate.

Imposes a 13% tax on the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.

Designates the Powder River Basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming as a coal producing region.

Eliminates accelerated depreciation for property that is receiving a subsidy for fossil fuel production.

]]> End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 Display Title End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5745ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5745ih.xml 2012-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.