End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill sets permanent offshore oil and gas royalty rate at 18.75%, eliminating the previous 16.67% rate option, prohibits US contributions to international financial institutions for projects supporting fossil fuel production or use, with clawback provisions, and provides terminates the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and rescinds all unobligated funds. It relies on tax rate changes, tax deductions, tax credits, and loan guarantees. The main policy areas are Energy, Trade, Transportation, and Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund could gain revenue opportunities, Federal government royalty revenues could gain revenue opportunities, and Green hydrogen producers using new renewable electricity could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Offshore oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico could face higher costs, Coal mining companies could face higher costs, and Oil shale extraction companies could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Sets permanent offshore oil and gas royalty rate at 18.75%, eliminating the previous 16.67% rate option.
- Prohibits US contributions to international financial institutions for projects supporting fossil fuel production or use, with clawback provisions.
- Provides terminates the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and rescinds all unobligated funds.
- Prohibits DOE Loan Programs Office from funding fossil fuel, carbon capture, or hydrogen projects (except qualified clean hydrogen).
- Prohibits ARPA-E from funding any project that supports fossil fuel research or development.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill sets permanent offshore oil and gas royalty rate at 18.75%, eliminating the previous 16.67% rate option, prohibits US contributions to international financial institutions for projects supporting fossil fuel production or use, with clawback provisions, and provides terminates the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and rescinds all unobligated funds.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Trade, Transportation, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
The bill sets permanent offshore oil and gas royalty rate at 18.75%, eliminating the previous 16.67% rate option, prohibits US contributions to international financial institutions for projects supporting fossil fuel production or use, with clawback provisions, and provides terminates the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and rescinds all unobligated funds.
Policy Domains
Title I - Non-Tax Provisions
Identified Gains
- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
- Federal government royalty revenues
- Green hydrogen producers using new renewable electricity
- Coal miners with black lung disease
- Rural renewable energy projects
Identified Costs
- Offshore oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico
- Coal mining companies
- Oil shale extraction companies
- Coal mining and processing companies
- US-based multinational oil and gas companies with foreign operations
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Welch, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Carbon capture and sequestration project developers, Carbon capture technology developers, Enhanced oil recovery operations using captured carbon
Advanced coal project developers, Coal mining and processing companies, Coal mining companies
Blue hydrogen producers (fossil-derived hydrogen), Blue hydrogen producers (steam methane reforming with carbon capture), Fossil-derived hydrogen producers
Positive-direction: Green hydrogen producers using new renewable electricity, Green hydrogen producers using renewable electricity
Negative-direction: Blue hydrogen producers (fossil-derived hydrogen), Blue hydrogen producers (steam methane reforming with carbon capture), Fossil-derived hydrogen producers
Geothermal energy producers, International renewable energy projects, Rural renewable energy projects
Clean energy research organizations, Fossil energy research organizations and contractors
Positive-direction: Clean energy research organizations
Negative-direction: Fossil energy research organizations and contractors
Coal and oil transportation railroads, Fossil fuel export terminals and ports
Environmental advocacy organizations, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "the_secretary_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "the_secretary_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel.
The exploration, development, mining or production, processing, refining, transportation (including pipelines transporting gas, oil, or products thereof), distribution, or marketing of coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative that is used for fuel.
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