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HR 3251 117th Congress House Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Energy efficiency and conservation Income tax credits Lighting, heating, cooling Residential rehabilitation and home repair

BTU Act of 2021

Introduced: May 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2021 or the BTU Act of 2021

This bill expands the 30% energy tax credit to include open-loop biomass heating property and extends the residential energy efficient property tax credit for five years.

The bill defines open-loop biomass heating property as any property that uses open-loop biomass to produce thermal energy in the form of heat, hot water, hot air, or steam and is used for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water, or industrial process heat, but does not include any boiler or furnace unless they operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 75% and are installed indoors.

What's happening now May 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1191 Identical bill BTU Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 3
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 8, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Oct 8, 2021
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2021
McKinley, David
· Sep 10, 2021
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Aug 13, 2021
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 21, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 14, 2021
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 14, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 14, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 14, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3251: BTU Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3251/
MLA
"H.R. 3251: BTU Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3251/.
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H.R. 3251, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3251/.
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[H.R. 3251: BTU Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3251/)
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