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Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009

Introduced: October 22, 2009 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 22, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a residential energy efficient property tax credit for 30% of expenditures for distributed thermal energy storage property installed in a principal residence; (2) a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified distributed thermal storage property prior to 2017; and (3) financing of qualified distributed thermal energy storage property with new clean renewable energy bonds.

What's happening now October 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 11, 2010
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Costa, Jim
California · Dec 3, 2009
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2009
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3918: Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3918/
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"H.R. 3918: Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3918/.
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