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H.R. 7781: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020

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H.R. 7781: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-24 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · 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 Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020

Plain summary

End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 This bill limits or eliminates certain fossil fuel oil and gas subsidies for oil companies, including by (1) eliminating the authority of the Department of Energy to carry out the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program; (2) expanding the definition of crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), any liquid fuel derived from coal, and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale); (3) limiting the financial assistance that such companies may receive from programs that provide relief to businesses affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic; (4) terminating certain tax incentives relating to fossil fuels, including the percentage depletion allowance and capital gains treatment for royalties from coal; and (5) increasing the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate.

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Official text

End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] reported raising $8.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Capital gains
The profit from selling something you own, such as stock or real estate, for more than you paid. A capital gains tax is a tax on that profit.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7781 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116