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HR 2198 111th Congress House Taxation Business investment and capital Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Income tax deductions Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property.

Introduced: April 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for accelerated depreciation of certain energy-efficient heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or commercial refrigeration property installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property and placed in service before January 1, 2013.

What's happening now April 30, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 19, 2010
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 14, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2198: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2198/
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"H.R. 2198: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2198/.
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H.R. 2198, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2198/.
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