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Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act

Introduced: November 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 15, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the excise tax credits for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) the tax credits for the purchase of alternative motor vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; (3) the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit; (4) the income tax credits for alcohol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel used as fuel; (5) the enhanced oil recovery tax credit and the tax credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells; (6) the tax credits for producing electricity from renewable resources and from advanced nuclear power facilities; (7) the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration; (8) the energy tax credit; and (9) the tax credits for investment in qualifying advanced coal projects and qualifying gasification projects.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe a flat income tax rate for corporations, in lieu of the existing marginal tax rates, based upon the overall revenue savings from the repeal of energy tax expenditures by this Act.

What's happening now January 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
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  • HR 3895 Related bill EXPAND Act
  • S 2279 Related bill Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act of 2014
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 7
R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2014
Yoho, Ted
· Jul 23, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Jun 12, 2014
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Feb 26, 2014
Fleming, John
· Dec 12, 2013
KINGSTON, JACK
· Nov 19, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Oct 30, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Oct 30, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Oct 12, 2013
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Oct 12, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Sep 10, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Sep 10, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 10, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Aug 2, 2013
Palazzo, Steven
· Aug 2, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 31, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Jul 31, 2013
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· Jul 31, 2013
Rooney, Thomas
· Jul 31, 2013
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 23, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 23, 2013
Amash, Justin
· Jan 15, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Jan 15, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 15, 2013
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Jan 15, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 259: Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-259/
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"H.R. 259: Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-259/.
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H.R. 259, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-259/.
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