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HR 5172 114th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and phaseout the energy credit for certain property.

Introduced: June 24, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 6, 2016
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 Latest action May 6, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify tax credits for investments in certain energy property.

The bill extends the tax credits to apply to investments in certain energy property with construction that begins before January 1, 2022. The extensions apply to investments in:

  • qualified fuel cell property,
  • qualified microturbine property,
  • combined heat and power system property,
  • qualified small wind energy property, and
  • thermal energy property.

The bill sets forth a schedule for reducing from 30% to 22% the credit rate for investments in qualified fuel cell property and small wind energy property.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5167 Related bill Technologies for Energy Security Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Dent, Charles
· Nov 16, 2016
Costello, Ryan
· Jul 14, 2016
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 24, 2016
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 24, 2016
McHenry, Patrick
· Jun 10, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5172: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and phaseout the energy credit for certain property.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5172/
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