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- H.R.6202
H.R.6202: True Cost of Coal Act of 2012
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced July 25, 2012
- Latest Major Action July 26, 2012
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
True Cost of Coal Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a $10 per ton excise tax on the extraction of coal; (2) establish in the Treasury the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund to hold revenues from such tax; and (3) extend to 50 years the recovery period, for depreciation purposes, for specified coal port property used for the export of coal. Allows expenditures from the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund to assist states in...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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| July 25, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) |