Cool and Efficient Buildings Act
Latest action · Apr 17, 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.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cool and Efficient Buildings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 20-year depreciation recovery period, calculated on a straight line basis, for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or commercial refrigeration systems installed in nonresidential buildings.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2007 to May 14, 2008; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-MI | Joe Knollenberg | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | May 14, 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 Apr 17, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 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. 110-32 | MEMBER PROPOSALS ON ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES79 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 345 | Cool and Efficient Buildings Investment Act | Related bill | Jan 9, 2007 |
| S 1407 | Smart Buildings Act | Related bill | May 16, 2007 |
| HR 4574 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property. | Related bill | Dec 13, 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 a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cool and Efficient Buildings Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 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.
