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Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act

Introduced: July 15, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 24, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative fuels (in addition to fossil fuels), including energy derived from thermal resources, waste, renewable fuels and chemicals, energy efficient buildings, gasification, and carbon capture in secure geological storage.

What's happening now April 24, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 24 Republican 4
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 15, 2014
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Aug 4, 2014
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Aug 4, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Aug 4, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 30, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 30, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jul 30, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 16, 2014
Delaney, John
· Jul 15, 2014
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Jul 15, 2014
GREEN, GENE
· Jul 15, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Jul 15, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 15, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jul 15, 2014
Grayson, Alan
· Jul 10, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 10, 2014
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 9, 2014
Michaud, Michael
· Jul 9, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 9, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Jun 18, 2014
Rogers, Mike
· Apr 7, 2014
Lance, Leonard
· Apr 2, 2014
Collins, Doug
· Apr 1, 2014
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 4, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 14, 2013
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 24, 2013
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 18, 2013
Owens, William
· Jul 11, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 10, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 8, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 8, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 11, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 21, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 20, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 15, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· May 7, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 24, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 24, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1696: Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1696/
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"H.R. 1696: Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1696/.
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H.R. 1696, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1696/.
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