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HR 2142 114th Congress House

Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals.

Introduced: December 11, 2015 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Advanced technology and technological innovationsAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoal
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 30, 2015
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 Latest action April 30, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include in the tax credit for investment in a qualifying gasification project any qualified methane conversion technology, and (2) allow an alternative fuel excise tax credit for liquid fuel produced through qualified methane conversion technology at a facility the construction of which begins before October 1, 2025. Defines "qualified methane conversion technology" as a process for the molecular conversion of a fuel consisting principally of methane into hydrocarbons and the use of such hydrocarbons to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum present in motor vehicle fuel and for the production of chemicals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 5
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 14, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 11, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 9, 2015
Shuster, Bill
· Dec 9, 2015
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 22, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Sep 25, 2015
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Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 25, 2015
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 29, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 29, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 18, 2015
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 12, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 30, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2142: Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2142/
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"H.R. 2142: Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2142/.
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