,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ghf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,mr4 ,blumenauer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the ,federal excise tax on petroleum4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tar ,sands ,tax ,loophole ,elimination ,act4 #b4 ,clarification of tar sands as crude oil for excise tax purposes 7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #dfab7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking and natural gasoline and inserting 1 natural gasoline1 and tar sands4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4