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HR 2238 112th Congress House Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Coal Congressional oversight Economic performance and conditions Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax rates Motor fuels Oil and gas Sales and excise taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel used as fuel to: (1) allow a $1.00 tax credit for each gallon of biodiesel produced, (2) provide for an increased income tax credit for small biodiesel producers, (3) revise the definitions of "biodiesel" and "small biodiesel producer," (4) treat renewable diesel in the same manner as biodiesel for income tax purposes, and (5) treat biodiesel as a taxable fuel for excise tax purposes. Extends the biodiesel income and excise tax credits through December 31, 2014.

Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress by June 30, 2015, on tax preferences for the production of fuel and electricity from renewables and fossil fuels and their benefits and costs to the environment and the economy.

What's happening now June 16, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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