S. 552 · 112th Congress
Emergency Deficit Reduction Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders
- Introduced
- 2011-03-10
- Latest action
- 2011-03-10 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Emergency Deficit Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an additional 5.4% tax on individual taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million ($2 million in the case of a joint return); (2) repeal the amortization of intangible and drilling and development costs for oil, gas, and geothermal wells; (3) repeal the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells; and (4) deny a tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof.