What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that provides support for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from facilities that contain petroleum and natural gas systems and emit 25,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year.
Action Timeline
2025-01-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.143 pass?
S.143 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 29%.
What does S.143 do?
Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency that provides support for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from facilities that contain petroleum and natural gas systems and emit 25,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year.
Who sponsored S.143?
S.143 was sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 S143 IS: Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act U.S. Senate 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 143 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Budd , Mr. Schmitt , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Lee , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Risch , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act . 2. Repeal Section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 ) (relating to methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems) is repealed. 3. Rescission The unobligated balance of any amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 ) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.
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