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S. 5167 118th Congress Senate

Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act

Official title: A bill to amend section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the mine methane capture incentive credit.

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Mark R. Warner Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 25, 2024
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 Latest action September 25, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act 

This bill establishes a new tax credit for qualified methane mine capture. The bill defines qualified methane as any methane that is captured from mining activities by methane capture equipment, would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as an industrial emission of greenhouse gas or lead to such release, and is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of injection or utilization. 

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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 25, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5167: Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5167/
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"S. 5167: Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5167/.
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S. 5167, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5167/.
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