Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
Latest action · Nov 15, 2010 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
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.
- IntroducedDec 1, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of "cellulosic biofuel" for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit and the special depreciation allowance to mean any liquid fuel which is derived solely from qualified feedstocks. Defines "qualified feedstocks" as any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna.
Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 1, 2009 to Jan 13, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Dec 1, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Dec 1, 2009 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jan 13, 2010 |
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 Dec 1, 2009 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
- Sep 29, 2010Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Sep 28, 2010Mr. Van Hollen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7070-7073)
- Sep 28, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4168.
- Sep 28, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7070-7071)
- Sep 28, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 1, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7871 | Harry Reid D-NV | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1857, S7774 | Jerry McNerney D-CA, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7070–H7073Text printed H7070Tables H7148, H7206Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act | Brian P. Bilbray R-CA, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Dave Camp R-MI, Harry Teague D-NM, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC | Sep 28, 2010 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 28, 2010H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as transmitted to CBO on September 28, 2010</p>
- Sep 28, 2010H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as transmitted to CBO on September 28, 2010
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1250 | Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Jun 11, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and the special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 29, 2010Received in Senate
- Sep 28, 2010Engrossed in House
- Dec 1, 2009Introduced 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.
