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HR 4026 109th Congress House Taxation Commerce Costs Depreciation and amortization Diesel motor Energy Energy prices Gas industry Gasoline Heating Income tax Natural gas Oil well drilling Petroleum Petroleum industry Prospecting Tax credits Tax deductions Transportation and Public Works

Middle Class Energy Initiative Act of 2005

Introduced: October 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 7, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Middle Class Energy Initiative Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a $500 tax credit for: (1) gasoline and diesel fuel expenses; and (2) home energy consumption expenses. Denies the credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income is twice the state median adjusted gross income.

Limits the amortization of geological and geophysical expenses to 90 percent of such expenses.

What's happening now October 7, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 7, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4026: Middle Class Energy Initiative Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4026/
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"H.R. 4026: Middle Class Energy Initiative Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4026/.
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H.R. 4026, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4026/.
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