Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 25% of the cost of a qualifying idling reduction device, up to $1,000. Defines "qualifying idling reduction device" as any device that is: (1) installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle to provide services that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive engine while the vehicle is temporarily parked or stationary; and (2) certified by the Secretary of Energy to reduce long-duration idling. Directs the Secretary to publish standards for certifying such devices.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2007 to Jun 27, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 27, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-680 | HIGH DIESEL FUEL PRICES49 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 23, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-210 | THE IMPACT OF RISING GAS PRICES ON AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES90 pages | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Jun 14, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 139 | Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 4, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Administrative procedure
- Air conditioning
- Commerce
- Department of Energy
- Diesel motor
- Electric power production
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Government Operations and Politics
- Heating
- Income tax
- Law
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trucks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
