SEAM Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 9, 2013 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 9, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2013 or the SEAM Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit by allocating in 2013 $5 billion of grants or tax credit amounts to manufacturers of goods and components (other than for assembly of components) in the United States that are used in alternative energy projects.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2013 to Jun 25, 2013; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 23, 2013 |
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 9, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1869)
- Apr 9, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2677 | Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | May 16, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1869 | Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ | Apr 10, 2013 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1859.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5559 | Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2014 |
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 extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SEAM Act of 2013
- Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2013Introduced 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.
