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S 1459 105th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind and closed-loop biomass.

Introduced: September 16, 1998 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Taxation Biomass energyBusiness income taxCommerceElectric power production
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 8, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12119-12120)
Nov 8, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 8, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend, for five years, the credit for producing energy from wind or a closed-loop biomass.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 9, 1998
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 16, 1998
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 20, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1459: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind and closed-loop biomass.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1459/
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"S. 1459: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind and closed-loop biomass.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1459/.
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S. 1459, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1459/.
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