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HR 5509 109th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax credit for electricity produced from open-loop biomass.

Introduced: June 22, 2006 See on congress.gov
Taxation Biomass energyCommerceElectric power productionEnergy
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action May 25, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax credit for producing electricity from open-loop biomass to: (1) eliminate the requirement that open-loop biomass be segregated from other waste material; (2) limit the amount of such credit based on consumption of nonqualified fuel by a open-loop biomass facility; and (3) allow the placing in service of additional open-loop biomass facilities with additional capacity.

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All 2 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 22, 2006
HERGER, WALLY
· Jun 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5509: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax credit for electricity produced from open-loop biomass.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5509/
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"H.R. 5509: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax credit for electricity produced from open-loop biomass.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5509/.
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H.R. 5509, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5509/.
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