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Clean Coal Power Act of 2003

Introduced: March 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 18, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Coal Power Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that identifies cost and performance goals of technologies permitting continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical feedstocks, and as transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and the years after 2020; and (2) implement a technology research, development, and demonstration program to facilitate production and generation of coal-based power through methods and equipment under designated statutes.

Prescribes conditions and criteria for the authorization of appropriations for a clean coal power initiative program.

Instructs the Secretary to: (1) fund coal energy generation projects that advance efficiency, environmental performance, and cost competitiveness well beyond the level of technologies in operation as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) award competitive, merit-based grants to universities for the establishment of Centers of Excellence for Energy Systems of the Future.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish income tax credits for investment in and for production from a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility.

Prescribes guidelines for the treatment of persons not able to use the entire credit relating to clean coal technology.

What's happening now March 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 3, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1213: Clean Coal Power Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1213/
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"H.R. 1213: Clean Coal Power Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1213/.
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H.R. 1213, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1213/.
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