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S. 671 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain fuel cell…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain fuel cell property.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

5 cosponsors · 3 D, 2 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for energy-efficient building property. Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of 30 percent (10 percent for other energy property) of the basis of such energy-efficient building property or $1,000 for each kilowatt of capacity of such property.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 17, 2005

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for energy-efficient building property. Limits the amount of such credit to the lesser of 30 percent (10 percent for other energy property) of the basis of such energy-efficient building property or $1,000 for each kilowatt of capacity of such property. Defines "energy-efficient building property" as a fuel cell power plant which generates at least 0.5 kilowatt of electricity using an electrochemical process.

Allows a similar tax credit for the installation of qualified energy-efficient building property in a taxpayer's residence. Terminates both tax credits after December 31, 2009.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for certain fuel cell property.

Latest action (Mar 17, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 17, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.