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HR 4729 109th Congress House Taxation Costs Electricity Energy Heating Housing and Community Development Income tax Natural gas Petroleum Propane Tax credits Tax refunds

Home Energy Assistance Tax Credit Act of 2006

Introduced: February 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Energy Assistance Tax Credit Act of 2006 - Allows individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for 25% of of their home energy costs (i.e., electricity, natural gas, propane, and heating oil) incurred between October 1, 2005, and March 31, 2006. Limits the amount of such credit to $200 ($400 for joint returns) and reduces the credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $30,000 ($60,000 for joint returns).

What's happening now February 8, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2006
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 16, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Feb 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4729: Home Energy Assistance Tax Credit Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4729/
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"H.R. 4729: Home Energy Assistance Tax Credit Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4729/.
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H.R. 4729, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4729/.
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