The Texas Alliance of Power Producers and the Impartial Petroleum Affiliation of America (IPAA) have each launched statements applauding power leaders within the U.S. Home and Senate in eliminating a expensive and dangerous EPA rule put into place late final 12 months.
A day after the U.S. Home of Representatives did so, the U.S. Senate yesterday handed H.J. Res. 35, the Congressional Overview Act measure, “disapproving” the Biden EPA’s methane tax rule adopted in November 2024. Texas Rep. August Pfluger (R-Midland) and Sen. John Hoeven of (R-North Dakota) authored and launched the decision, which now goes to President Trump for signature.
Each the Alliance and the IPAA firmly against the methane price, stating it could jeopardize impartial oil and gasoline firms, elevate prices to customers and scale back U.S. home oil and gasoline manufacturing, whereas additionally rising American reliance on international power sources.
“We recognize Rep. Pfluger and Sen. Hoeven for main the combat to overturn this rule, which was put in place for the aim of imposing the tax on Texas and American petroleum power,” mentioned Alliance President Karr Ingham. “The methane tax clearly singled out the U.S. home oil and gasoline business for punishment – and Texas as the biggest producing state – as different giant methane emitting sectors have been left untouched.”
“There may be nonetheless work to be carried out, nevertheless,” mentioned Ingham. “The statute that created the tax within the first place should be repealed, and we strongly assist the efforts of Congressman Pfluger and Senator Ted Cruz, who’ve launched laws to do exactly that.”
“The Impartial Petroleum Affiliation of America (IPAA) applauds Sen. John Hoeven for his management in overturning the EPA’s Waste Emissions Cost (Methane Tax) rules,” added IPAA President and CEO Jeff Eshelman. “IPAA has at all times opposed the methane tax and imagine it’s merely a tax designed to hamper American oil and gasoline manufacturing. With the passage of H.J.Res.35 in each the Home and Senate, IPAA urges fast motion by President Trump to signal this decision and can work together with his Administration to eradicate this pointless tax on American oil and pure gasoline producers as quickly as potential.”
Different Texans co-sponsoring the decision within the Home embrace Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Lubbock), Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston), and Randy Weber (R-Friendswood).
