Rural Wind Energy Development Act
Latest action · Mar 30, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E718)
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Wind Energy Development Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit for the installation of wind energy property; and (2) an accelerated depreciation allowance for such property.
Cosponsors 79
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Jul 10, 2008; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 12, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Oct 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 12, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Oct 23, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 5, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jul 10, 2008 |
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 Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E718)
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E718 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Mar 30, 2007 |
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 2
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. 110-32 | MEMBER PROPOSALS ON ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES79 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-31 | HEARING ON ENERGY AND TAX POLICY123 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Apr 19, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 673 | Rural Wind Energy Development Act | Identical bill | Mar 26, 2007 |
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 credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Wind Energy Development Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced 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.
