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S 1250 111th Congress Senate Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Income tax credits Income tax deductions

Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009

Introduced: June 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6557)
Jun 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6556-6557)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit; and (2) allow accelerated depreciation of property used to produce algae-based biofuel. Defines "algae-based biofuel" as any liquid fuel which is produced from the biomass of an algal organism (i.e., an organism that is primarily aquatic and classified as a non-vascular plant).

What's happening now June 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6557)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3460 Related bill To amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue …
  • HR 4168 Identical bill Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 11, 2009
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 11, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1250: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1250/
MLA
"S. 1250: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1250/.
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S. 1250, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1250/.
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