H.R. 4420 · 109th Congress

To repeal tax subsidies enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for oil and gas, to repeal certain other oil and gas subsidies in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and to provide weatherization assistance.

Stage: In committee
Sponsor: Bernie Sanders
Introduced: 2005-11-18
Latest action: 2006-03-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Subjects

Appropriations

Department of Energy

Energy

Department of Health and Human Services

Commerce

Government Operations and Politics

Economics and Public Finance

Social Welfare

Federal budgets

Tax deductions

Transportation and Public Works

Environmental Protection

Petroleum

Off-budget expenditures

Housing and Community Development

Petroleum engineering

Alternative energy sources

Gas industry

Petroleum industry

Tax credits

Diesel motor

Energy assistance for the poor

Energy conservation

Energy efficiency

Home repair and improvement

Depreciation and amortization

Natural gas

Petroleum refineries

Sulphur

Oil well drilling

Secondary recovery of gas

Secondary recovery of oil