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HR 6321 110th Congress House Taxation Electric utility rates Energy Energy prices Heating Housing and Community Development Income tax Natural gas Tax credits Tax refunds

HEATR Act of 2008

Introduced: June 19, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 19, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief Act of 2008 or the HEATR Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income-based refundable tax credit for residential energy costs. Limits such credit to the lesser of 33% of such costs or $500.

What's happening now June 19, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6784 Related bill Home Heating Oil Assistance Act of 2008
  • HR 6804 Related bill Families and Small Business Energy Tax Relief Act of 2008
  • S 3561 Related bill HEATR Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2008
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2008
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 25, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6321: HEATR Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6321/
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"H.R. 6321: HEATR Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6321/.
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H.R. 6321, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6321/.
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