S. 2204 — 112th Congress

Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Mar 19, 2012 · Taxation

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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)

CRS summary

As of Mar 19, 2012

Introduced in Senate

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.

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Roll-call votes

2 on record

Mar 29, 2012 · On the Cloture Motion

Full roll call

Cloture Motion Rejected (51–47)

16 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea51: 38 D · 2 I · 1 R

MemberPartyState
INOUYE, Daniel KenHI
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJ
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NM
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CT
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMT
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
KERRY, John ForbesMA
KOHL, Herbert H.WI
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHI
CONRAD, KentND
Mark L. PryorDemocratAR
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Mark UdallDemocratCO
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Al FrankenDemocratMN
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Kay R. HaganDemocratNC
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME

Nay47: 39 R · 2 D

MemberPartyState
LUGAR, Richard GreenIN
WEBB, James H.VA
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann BaileyTX
NELSON, Earl BenjaminNE
DeMINT, James W.SC
BROWN, Scott P.MA
Mark BegichDemocratAK
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
John McCainRepublicanAZ
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Daniel CoatsRepublicanIN
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Mike JohannsRepublicanNE
Kelly AyotteRepublicanNH
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Mike LeeRepublicanUT
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting2: 2 R

MemberPartyState
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT

Mar 26, 2012 · On the Cloture Motion

Full roll call

Cloture Motion Agreed to (92–4)

16 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea92: 38 R · 37 D · 2 I

MemberPartyState
LUGAR, Richard GreenIN
INOUYE, Daniel KenHI
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJ
WEBB, James H.VA
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NM
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CT
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMT
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann BaileyTX
KERRY, John ForbesMA
DeMINT, James W.SC
KOHL, Herbert H.WI
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHI
CONRAD, KentND
BROWN, Scott P.MA
Mark L. PryorDemocratAR
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Mark UdallDemocratCO
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Al FrankenDemocratMN
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Kay R. HaganDemocratNC
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
John McCainRepublicanAZ
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Daniel CoatsRepublicanIN
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Mike JohannsRepublicanNE
Kelly AyotteRepublicanNH
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Nay4: 2 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
NELSON, Earl BenjaminNE
Mark BegichDemocratAK
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK

Not Voting4: 3 R · 1 D

MemberPartyState
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Mike LeeRepublicanUT
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT

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