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HR 6403 112th Congress House

MADE Act of 2012

Official title: To provide for grants in lieu of expensing under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for energy efficient commercial buildings placed in service by manufacturers.

Introduced: September 13, 2012 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Energy Business investment and capitalEnergy efficiency and conservationIncome tax deductionsIndustrial facilitiesManufacturing
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Sep 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Sep 13, 2012
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.
Sep 13, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Manufacturing Assistance Driving Efficiency Act of 2012 or MADE Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide grants to manufacturers who place energy efficient commercial building property in service: (1) during 2012 or 2013; or (2) after 2013 and before 2016, provided the construction of such property began during 2012 or 2013. Limits such a grant to: (1) the basis of such property, or (2) 50% of any excess of the rate to be paid under a power purchase agreement for renewable energy resources for use in such property over the standard electrical rate, and (3) the allowable income tax deduction for the cost of energy efficient commercial building property placed in service during a taxable year.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6403: MADE Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6403/
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"H.R. 6403: MADE Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6403/.
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H.R. 6403, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6403/.
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