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HR 1158 111th Congress House Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Income tax credits Oil and gas

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

Introduced: February 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production, sale, or use of biogas. Defines "biogas" as a gas that is derived by processing qualified energy feedstock (i.e., manure of agricultural livestock and other organic agricultural or food industry byproduct waste material) in an anaerobic digester and that contains at least 52% methane and carbon dioxide and trace gases. Provides an increased credit for biogas produced from qualified cellulosic energy feedstock.

What's happening now February 24, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 907 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a livestock energy investment credit.
  • S 306 Related bill Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 11, 2010
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 21, 2010
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 16, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 19, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Mar 26, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 11, 2009
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 24, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1158: Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1158/
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"H.R. 1158: Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1158/.
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H.R. 1158, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1158/.
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