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HR 1888 110th Congress House Taxation Accounting Air conditioning Commerce Depreciation and amortization Electric appliances Energy Finance and Financial Sector Heating Income tax Industrial buildings Office buildings Refrigeration Tax deductions

Cool and Efficient Buildings Act

Introduced: April 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cool and Efficient Buildings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 20-year depreciation recovery period, calculated on a straight line basis, for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or commercial refrigeration systems installed in nonresidential buildings.

What's happening now April 17, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 345 Related bill Cool and Efficient Buildings Investment Act
  • HR 4574 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems…
  • S 1407 Related bill Smart Buildings Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 17, 2007
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1888: Cool and Efficient Buildings Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1888/
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"H.R. 1888: Cool and Efficient Buildings Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1888/.
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