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HR 2539 113th Congress House

Prioritizing Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain provisions of the renewable energy credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2013 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsOil and gas
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Jun 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 27, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prioritizing Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for producing electricity from wind, geothermal and solar energy, hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities; (2) repeal the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells; (3) repeal the tax deduction for income attributable to the production, refining, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof; and (4) repeal the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10
D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 1, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 25, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 8, 2013
Braley, Bruce
· Jun 27, 2013
Delaney, John
· Jun 27, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Jun 27, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 27, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 27, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 27, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 27, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 27, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2539: Prioritizing Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2539/
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"H.R. 2539: Prioritizing Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2539/.
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