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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend for 5 years the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2170)
Mar 7, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (e.g., wind, biomass, poultry waste); (2) allow certain organizations, including tax-exempt organizations, State and local governments, and Indian tribal governments, to sell unused amounts of such tax credit.

What's happening now March 7, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5010 Related bill Renewable Energy Credit Extension Act of 2006
  • HR 6435 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resourc…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 4, 2005
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 7, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 542: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend for 5 years the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-542/
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"S. 542: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend for 5 years the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-542/.
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S. 542, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-542/.
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