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H.R. 1959: Pain at the Pump Act

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H.R. 1959: Pain at the Pump Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-24 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pain at the Pump Act

Plain summary

Pain at the Pump Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal certain tax incentives for oil and gas companies, including: (1) the tax credit for enhanced oil recovery, (2) the tax credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells, (3) the expensing allowance for intangible drilling and development costs, (4) the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses, (5) the exception to passive loss limitations for working interests in oil and gas properties, and (6) percentage depletion for oil and gas wells. Denies a tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, gas, or any primary product thereof. Extends the required amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures. Expresses the sense of Congress that increases in revenue resulting from this Act should be used to make additional expenditures for clean energy programs, including for alternative fuel technology, research and development, clean energy loan guarantees, and low-income home energy assistance.

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Official text

Pain at the Pump Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1959 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112