Coal, oil, and gas companies would lose many federal tax breaks, loans, grants, and royalty discounts. The bill would also raise some fees and taxes tied to drilling, spills, and coal worker health costs.
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Latest action on H.R. 4714: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects coal, oil, and gas companies because it changes their taxes, fees, royalties, and access to federal support. It also affects banks and investors that finance large fossil-fuel projects, federal agencies that run energy programs, and communities tied to drilling, mining, ports, rail, and energy jobs. Taxpayers could see less public money used for fossil-fuel support, but the bill does not say how much prices, jobs, or emissions would change.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would change who pays for fossil-fuel production and pollution. Today, coal, oil, and gas companies can use many tax breaks, lower fees, and federal finance tools. This bill would remove many of those benefits and shift more costs to producers. The real effect on prices, jobs, public revenue, and emissions would depend on how companies and energy markets react.
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