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HR 1908 111th Congress House Taxation Environmental technology Income tax credits Water use and supply

WATER Act of 2009

Introduced: April 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the WATER Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of amounts paid for WaterSense program property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Limits the lifetime dollar amount of such credit to $1,500. Terminates such credit after 2010.

What's happening now April 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1321 Related bill WATER Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 5
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 8, 2010
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 11, 2010
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 22, 2010
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 13, 2010
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 8, 2009
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Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 29, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 16, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 9, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1908: WATER Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1908/
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"H.R. 1908: WATER Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1908/.
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H.R. 1908, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1908/.
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