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HR 5659 110th Congress House Taxation Commerce Environmental Protection Equipment and supplies Income tax Machinery Manufacturing industries Metals Public Lands and Natural Resources Recycling industry Recycling of waste products Tax credits

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment.

Introduced: March 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 31, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified reclamation property. Defines "qualified reclamation property" as tangible depreciable recycling or remanufacturing property with a useful life of at least five years. Limits the amount of such credit to 20% of the basis (not exceeding $10 million) of qualified reclamation property placed in service during a taxable year.

What's happening now March 31, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 31, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 31, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5659: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5659/
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"H.R. 5659: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5659/.
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H.R. 5659, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5659/.
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[H.R. 5659: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for recycling or remanufacturing equipment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5659/)
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