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HR 2626 111th Congress House

Renewable Energy Parity Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources.

Introduced: September 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionIncome tax credits
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May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Energy Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate after 2010 the reduction in the rate of the tax credit for electricity produced from open-loop biomass, small irrigation power, landfill gas, trash combustion, and hydropower facilities (thus allowing the same credit rate for all renewable resource facilities).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1090 Related bill REPAIR Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 25, 2009
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Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 25, 2009
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 22, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Sep 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2626: Renewable Energy Parity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2626/
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"H.R. 2626: Renewable Energy Parity Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2626/.
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H.R. 2626, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2626/.
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