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HR 426 112th Congress House

RIPE Act of 2011

Official title: To repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels.

Introduced: April 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesFree trade and trade barriersIncome tax creditsMotor fuels
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Feb 9, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jan 25, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 or the RIPE Act of 2011- Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the renewable fuel standard.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the excise tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty free treatment for ethyl alcohol or a mixture containing ethyl alcohol if it is to be used as fuel. Applies such treatment to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the enactment of this Act.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
CULBERSON, JOHN
· May 13, 2011
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 15, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 3, 2011
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Mar 3, 2011
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 426: RIPE Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-426/
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"H.R. 426: RIPE Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-426/.
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H.R. 426, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-426/.
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