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HR 3733 114th Congress House Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Income tax credits Income tax deductions Oil and gas

Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015

Introduced: October 9, 2015 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 9, 2015
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Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015

This bill 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.

What's happening now October 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 17
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 17, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 3, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 21, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 20, 2015
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 20, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 9, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 9, 2015
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 9, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 9, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 9, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 9, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 9, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 9, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 9, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 9, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3733: Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3733/
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"H.R. 3733: Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3733/.
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H.R. 3733, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3733/.
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