Clean Renewable Energy for Public Power Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 29, 2007 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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Renewable Energy for Public Power Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax credit for holders of clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs) to: (1) eliminate allocation limitations on such bonds; (2) reduce from 95 to 90% the amount of CREB proceeds required for capital expenditures; (3) redefine "qualified project" and "public power entity" for CREB purposes; (4) repeal the national limitation on CREBs and arbitrage rules applicable to such bonds; and (5) extend through 2013 the authority for issuing CREBs.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Jun 20, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 20, 2007 |
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 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred 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 1
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. 110-18 | RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES ON FEDERAL LANDS: REVIEW OF TITLE II, SUBTITLE B, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY OF EPACT; AND OTHER RENEWABLE PROGRAMS AND PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC RESOURCES97 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 19, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1965 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds. | Related bill | Apr 19, 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 modify the rules relating to clean energy renewable bonds.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clean Renewable Energy for Public Power Act of 2007
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.
