End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H759B1C3C22A04A7EAEF26201A96CE4F9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026.
- Section H5DFEF0ECD9E349F7A6D6DF5F0CFBAE89: 2. Elimination of use of carbon oxide as tertiary injectant Section 45Q(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following...
- Section H44E30041C0144122B44042217948B478: 3. Enhanced oil recovery credit Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 43....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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