Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8108

End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026

Oil Industry: Ending Tax Breaks for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Mar 26·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026

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Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.

Companion bill: Sen. Merkley Introduces the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act →

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Very unlikely to pass

This bill is led by progressive members and faces strong opposition from the oil industry and most Republicans, making it unlikely to move forward in the current Congress.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 9838 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 9838 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill aims to stop the government from giving tax breaks to oil companies that use carbon dioxide to pull more oil out of the ground. This process is often used to get oil from wells that are mostly empty.
The plan would completely remove a specific part of the tax code called the Enhanced Oil Recovery credit. This would mean oil companies have to pay more in taxes because they can no longer claim this financial help.
It also prevents new facilities from getting tax credits for capturing carbon if they use that carbon to help drill for more oil. The goal is to make sure carbon capture technology is used to help the planet instead of helping oil companies.
If passed, these changes would start for the next tax year. This could save the government money but might also lead to less oil being produced from older American oil fields.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Mar 26, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 8108

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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