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H.R. 8858 116th Congress House

ACCESS 45Q Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and allow an elective payment of the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration.

Introduced: December 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesElectric power generation and transmissionIncome tax creditsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 3, 2020
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 Latest action December 3, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accelerating Carbon Capture and Extending Secure Storage through 45Q Act or the ACCESS 45Q Act

This bill extends the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration through 2033 and allows taxpayers an election to receive payments in lieu of the credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4966 45Q Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Tax Credit Amendments Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 8, 2020
Armstrong, Kelly
· Dec 3, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Dec 3, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 3, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Dec 3, 2020
Mooney, Alexander
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8858: ACCESS 45Q Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8858/
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"H.R. 8858: ACCESS 45Q Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8858/.
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H.R. 8858, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8858/.
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