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H.R. 259 113th Congress House

Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.

Introduced: July 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoal
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Corporate finance and managementElectric power generation and transmissionHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIncome tax creditsIncome tax ratesMotor fuelsNuclear powerOil and gasSales and excise taxes
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 15, 2013
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 Latest action January 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.

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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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