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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 13, 2020
Save American Vital Energy Jobs Act or the SAVE Jobs Act
This bill extends energy-related tax provisions and expands incentives for job creation in the energy sector during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
Specifically, the bill
extends for one year the construction period for carbon oxide sequestration facilities for purposes of the tax credit,
suspends capitalization rules in 2020 to permit immediate expensing of certain inventory costs,
reduces the required deposit of certain motor fuel excise taxes from 95% to 25%,
allows expensing of intangible drilling costs in 2020,
permits extensions and suspensions of production and operations under onshore and offshore leases during the COVID-19 emergency period,
requires a royalty rate reduction during the COVID-19 emergency period for a maximum 180-day period, and
requires the Department of the Interior to delay until July 1, 2022, the effective date for compliance with the 2016 final rule titled Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform.
People & committees
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R–TX
Legislative record
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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