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HR 550 110th Congress House

Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the investment tax credit with respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Air conditioningCommerceDepreciation and amortizationEnergy
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Energy conservationEnergy efficiencyEnergy storageFuel cellsHeatingHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxInvestment tax creditLightingMinimum taxSolar energyTax creditsTax deductions
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 18, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016: (1) the energy tax credit for solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property; and (2) the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures. Allows such credits to be applied against alternative minimum tax liability.

Includes advanced energy storage systems as energy property for purposes of the tax credit. Provides for a special credit amount for solar photovoltaic energy property and residential energy efficient property based upon kilowatt capacity.

Allows accelerated depreciation (three-year recovery period) for solar energy and fuel cell property.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 550: Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-550/
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"H.R. 550: Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-550/.
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