Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act
This bill establishes a new excise tax on crude oil extracted or imported by large oil companies and uses the revenue to provide rebates to eligible consumers. The tax would be imposed on companies that extract or import over 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day, at a rate of 50% of the difference between the current Brent crude oil price and a 2025 baseline price, adjusted for inflation. All revenue from this tax would be deposited into a new "Protect Consumers from Gas Hikes Fund." This fund would then be used to provide refundable tax credits, or rebates, to eligible individuals, with the rebate amount determined by the Secretary based on fund revenues and the number of eligible individuals. These rebates would be phased out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes exceeding certain thresholds, such as $150,000 for joint filers.
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Introduced Mar 17, 2026
Last action Mar 17, 2026
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Mar 17, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Mar 17, 2026
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1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
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Ro Khanna
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
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Al Green
DDemocratic
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Analilia Mejia
DDemocratic
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Becca Balint
DDemocratic
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Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
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Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
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Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Gabe Amo
DDemocratic
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Greg Casar
DDemocratic
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