HR 5159
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property to include a credit for home energy audits. The amount of such credit is 30% of the cost of a home energy audit, not to exceed $150.
The bill defines "home energy audit" to mean an inspection and written report for a dwelling owned and used by a taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal residence. The audit must identify the most significant and cost-effective energy efficiency improvements for such dwelling, including an estimate of the energy and cost savings for each improvement, and be conducted and prepared by a certified home energy auditor.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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