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S. 1988 116th Congress Senate

Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

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

Introduced: June 26, 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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Jun 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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
  • HR 4887 Identical bill Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
  • 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 7 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 16, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 26, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 26, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 26, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1988: Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1988/
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