HR 5559 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014

Introduced Sep 18, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Earl Blumenauer D-OR

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Latest action · Sep 19, 2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1496)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 18, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the following energy-related tax provisions:

  • the tax credits for residential energy efficiency improvements, alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures, two-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles, second generation biofuel production, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, producing electricity using Indian coal facilities, the construction of energy-efficient new homes, and new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles;
  • the enhanced depreciation allowance for second generation biofuel plant property;
  • the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings;
  • the excise tax credit for alternative fuels and fuels involving liquefied hydrogen; and
  • tax deferral rules for sales or dispositions of qualified electric utilities.

Extends through 2016, the tax credit for producing electricity using wind, biomass, geothermal, landfill gas, trash, hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for the advanced energy project tax credit. Limits the amount of credits that may be allocated under such program to not more than $5 billion (the 2013 allocation amount). Authorizes the Secretary to make direct payments to a taxpayer in lieu of a tax credit.

Extends the energy tax credit to solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined heath and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2014 to Nov 14, 2014; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 18, 2014
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-WIRon KindOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CAAnna G. EshooNov 13, 2014
D-MDChris Van HollenNov 13, 2014
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyNov 13, 2014
D-MAJames P. McGovernNov 13, 2014
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterNov 13, 2014
D-CAJared HuffmanNov 14, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 18, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1496)
  2. Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Sep 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1496Earl Blumenauer D-ORSep 19, 2014

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Constitution of the United States provides clear authority for Congress to pass legislation regarding income taxes. Article I of the Constitution provides that ``Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes . . . '' (Section 8, Clause 1). Further clarifying Congressional power to enact an income tax, voters amended the Constitution by popular vote to provide that ``Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived. . . .'' (Sixteenth Amendment).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7889.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43791Natural Gas for Cars and Trucks: Options and Challenges ArchivedReportNov 19, 2014

Related bills 8

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1424SEAM Act of 2013Related billApr 9, 2013
S 2003Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014Related billFeb 6, 2014
S 2260EXPIRE Act of 2014Related billMay 7, 2014
HR 2502Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013Related billJun 25, 2013
HR 3017Renewable Energy Construction and Investment Parity Act of 2013Related billAug 12, 2013
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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 extend certain expiring provisions relating to energy, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House

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