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In December, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., joined 13 other congressional Republicans in introducing a bicameral Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to block implementation of the Biden Administration’s Natural Gas Tax, which was passed as part of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.
The Natural Gas Tax would impose a fee on oil and gas producers who release high levels of methane, the potent natural gas responsible for about 11 percent of greenhouse gas-related climate change. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the fee was expected to bring in billions of dollars in revenue for the federal government.
Last week, Britt and Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville joined their Republican colleagues in passing the resolution to block the tax through both the House and the Senate. Britt and Tuberville also recently reintroduced the Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act, a piece of legislation which mirrors the resolution’s goal of erasing the methane tax.
“Blocking the Natural Gas Tax is an important step toward implementing President Trump’s America-first energy agenda. Along with President Trump and his incredible energy policy team, I will continue to prioritize legislation that unleashes a new era of American energy dominance and drives down costs for consumers, from families and small businesses to farmers and manufacturers,” Britt said in an official press release following the resolution’s passage.
“It’s past time to unshackle our domestic energy industry, starting with eliminating costly fees that would drive up our energy prices. I’m grateful to my colleagues’ leadership as we work to ensure affordable, reliable energy for all Americans,” Britt added.
Britt has previously praised President Trump and his personnel selections related to energy and environmental policy.
“The nominees and appointees President Trump has chosen to power energy policy in his new administration demonstrate his commitment to fixing the problems ailing us. President Trump will lead us to morning in America once again, and my colleagues and I are ready to help make it happen,” Britt said in an op-ed published by Fox News in January.
Having passed both houses of Congress, the resolution to block the methane tax will now go to Trump’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law.
