America's Brownfield Cleanup Act
Latest action · Dec 8, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America's Brownfield Cleanup Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 50% of expenditures for the abatement or control of any hazardous substance, the demolition of any structure, the removal and disposal of property, and the reconstruction of utilities at certain contaminated sites.
Allows a tax exclusion for certain contributions made for the remediation of contaminated sites.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2005 to Jul 19, 2006; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Ralph Regula | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jul 19, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2005Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-88 | MEMBER PROPOSALS ON TAX ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THE 109TH CONGRESS77 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-163 | THE CONNECTICUT EXPERIENCE: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SPUR BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ENGLAND CORRIDOR?110 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-117 | THE CHALLENGE OF BROWNFIELDS: WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN REDEVELOPING PENNSYLVANIA'S LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITIES?138 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-113 | BROWNFIELDS AND THE 50 STATES: ARE STATE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF SOLVING AMERICA'S BROWNFIELDS PROBLEM?182 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-64 | THE OHIO EXPERIENCE: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SPUR BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND?132 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | May 16, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3509 | America's Brownfield Cleanup Act | Identical bill | Jun 14, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America's Brownfield Cleanup Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.