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HR 1743 111th Congress House

WIND Energy Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable energy credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesIncome tax credits
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Mar 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E793-794)
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action March 26, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wind Incentives for a New Decade Energy Act of 2009 or the WIND Energy Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2019 the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable wind resources; (2) extend such credit through 2019 for other renewable resources, including biomass, geothermal or solar energy, municipal solid waste, trash, and hydropower; and (3) allow such credit as an offset against the alternative minimum tax.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1743: WIND Energy Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1743/
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"H.R. 1743: WIND Energy Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1743/.
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H.R. 1743, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1743/.
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