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HR 6244 98th Congress House

Residential Energy Conservation Tax Credit Act of 1984

Official title: A bill to extend the tax credit for residential energy conservation expenditures, to reduce the maximum dollar amount of such expenditures and increase the per… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to extend the tax credit for residential energy conservation expenditures, to reduce the maximum dollar amount of such expenditures and increase the percentage of such expenditures which may be taken into account in determining the amount of such credit, to eliminate the tax credit for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes in excess of $40,000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 1984 See on congress.gov
Taxation EnergyEnergy conservationEnergy tax creditsHousing and Housing Finance
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 13, 1984
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 Latest action September 13, 1984

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Residential Energy Conservation Tax Credit Act of 1984 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the income tax credit for residential energy conservation expenditures for five years (from 1985 to 1990).

Revises the method of calculating the amount of such credit. Reduces the maximum amount of the expenditures which may be taken into account from $2,000 to $1,000. Increases the percentage of the expenditures which may be taken into account from 15 to 40 percent.

Phases out such credit for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income in excess of $30,000.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 2, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6244: Residential Energy Conservation Tax Credit Act of 1984. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6244/
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"H.R. 6244: Residential Energy Conservation Tax Credit Act of 1984." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6244/.
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H.R. 6244, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6244/.
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