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HR 4144 111th Congress House Taxation Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Income tax credits Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.

Introduced: November 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 19, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the energy tax credit for investment in combined heat and power system property to: (1) increase the capacity limitations for such property; and (2) expand the definition of such property to include property which produces electrical or mechanical energy from recovered waste energy using back-pressure turbines, rankine, sterling, kalina, or other heat engines.

What's happening now November 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 23, 2010
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 22, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2010
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 19, 2009
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4144: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4144/
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"H.R. 4144: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4144/.
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H.R. 4144, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4144/.
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