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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

S. 1026Introduced Mar 13, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Edward Markey D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 13, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

6 cosponsors — 5 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.