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H.R. 5157 116th Congress House

Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for elective payments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

Introduced: November 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Nov 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2019

This bill allows Indian tribal governments and other taxpayers to elect to receive tax excludable payments in lieu of credit amounts attributable to the tax credits for energy property and for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. The payments to such other taxpayers are limited to 85% of the credit amounts.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5158 Promoting Sustainable Energy Projects for Tribal Communities Act of 2019
  • HR 7330 GREEN Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 19, 2019
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 19, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 19, 2019
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 19, 2019
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Nov 19, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 19, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 19, 2019
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 19, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 19, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5157: Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5157/
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"H.R. 5157: Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5157/.
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H.R. 5157, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5157/.
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