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S 271 111th Congress Senate Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Electric power generation and transmission Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Income tax credits Income tax deductions Manufacturing Motor fuels Motor vehicles

Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009

Introduced: January 15, 2009 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 15, 2009
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Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an election to expense the cost of manufacturing property for producing plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and components; (2) increase the number of such vehicles eligible for a tax credit; (3) allow a five-year recovery period for the depreciation of smart meters and smart grid systems; and (4) increase the rate of the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and the maximum credit amount for commercial refueling property.

What's happening now January 15, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 27, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 27, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 271: Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-271/
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"S. 271: Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-271/.
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S. 271, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-271/.
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