Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to delete provisions that terminate tax credits after a certain time (thus extending such credits) for: (1) alcohol fuels; (2) biodiesel fuels; (3) alcohol fuel mixtures; (4) biodiesel mixtures; (5) electricity produced from wind and open-loop or close-loop biomass facilities; and (6) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.
Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) increase the applicable volume of renewable fuel for calendar years 2008-2012 that must be part of gasoline in the United States (except in noncontiguous states or territories); and (2) increase the number of gallons of renewable fuel in the calculation used to determine the required volume of renewable fuel in gasoline for calendar years 2013 and thereafter.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 Jan 17, 2007 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2007 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy, to amend the Clean Air Act to accelerate the use of renewable fuels, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Agricultural wastes
- Agriculture and Food
- Alcohol as fuel
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- Cellulose
- Commerce
- Diesel motor
- Electric power production
- Electric utilities
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Environmental Protection
- Excise tax
- Income tax
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Natural gas vehicles
- Oils and fats
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Refuse as fuel
- Service stations
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Wind power
- Wood
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
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