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S 2158 114th Congress Senate

PTC Elimination Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

Introduced: October 7, 2015 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionIncome tax credits
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 7, 2015
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 Latest action October 7, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PTC Elimination Act

This bill repeals the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources (e.g., wind, biomass, trash, geothermal or solar energy facilities). The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that such credit should be allowed to expire and should not be extended.

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  • HR 1901 Related bill PTC Elimination Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2158: PTC Elimination Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2158/
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"S. 2158: PTC Elimination Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2158/.
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S. 2158, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2158/.
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