House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

H.R. 1141Introduced Feb 21, 2023Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 21, 2023
Committee actionMar 10, 2023
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 23, 2023 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1141.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-15 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 23, 2023 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 34, February 21, 2023, Page H868):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To increase American energy production and restore energy leadership by repealing the natural gas tax.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 21, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 1141, 118th Congress
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December 5, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

41 cosponsors — 41 Republicans

0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Ron Estes (R-KS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Burgess Owens (R-UT) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-11 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.