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H.R. 4887 116th Congress House

Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for offshore wind facilities.

Introduced: November 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesBusiness investment and capitalElectric power generation and transmissionGovernment information and archivesIncome tax credits
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Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

This bill extends the 30 % energy tax credit for offshore wind facilities that begin construction by January 1, 2027, or the year that the United States has increased its offshore wind capacity by not less than 3,000 megawatts as compared to such capacity on January 1, 2020, whichever is later.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1988 Identical bill Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
  • HR 7330 GREEN Act of 2020
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Feb 3, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 18, 2019
KING, PETER
· Oct 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4887: Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4887/
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"H.R. 4887: Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4887/.
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