HR 4622 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Carbon Capture Act

Introduced Feb 25, 2016 Originated House Sponsor K. Michael Conaway R-TX

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Latest action · Feb 25, 2016 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Carbon Capture Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration, to: (1) make such credit permanent after 2015; (2) increase such credit after 2024 for a qualified facility originally placed in service after December 31, 2015; (3) allow such credit to a person who disposes of, or uses as a tertiary injectant, the carbon dioxide; and (4) modify the definition of "qualified facility" for purposes of eligibility for such credit to require not less than 150,000 metric tons (currently, 500,000 metric tons) to be captured at such a facility during the taxable year.

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 25, 2016
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-WVEvan H. JenkinsOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalFeb 25, 2016
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 25, 2016
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-COScott R. TiptonOriginalFeb 25, 2016
R-PATim MurphyOriginalFeb 25, 2016
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 29, 2016
D-CAJim CostaFeb 29, 2016
R-ALMike RogersMar 1, 2016
R-MOAnn WagnerMar 3, 2016
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoMar 3, 2016
R-MSTrent KellyMar 3, 2016
R-NCRobert PittengerMar 7, 2016
D-ALTerri A. SewellMar 7, 2016
D-OHTim RyanMar 7, 2016
R-GARick W. AllenMar 15, 2016
R-NMStevan PearceMar 16, 2016
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 21, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 3, 2016
R-NYElise M. StefanikMay 17, 2016
D-PARobert A. BradyMay 18, 2016
R-NYPeter T. KingMay 24, 2016
D-ILTammy DuckworthMay 27, 2016
R-NYChris CollinsJun 24, 2016
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyJul 11, 2016
R-FLCarlos CurbeloJul 13, 2016
R-PARyan A. CostelloJul 14, 2016
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonSep 6, 2016
R-OKTom ColeSep 21, 2016
D-TXGene GreenSep 26, 2016
D-MNRichard M. NolanSep 26, 2016
R-ALRobert B. AderholtSep 28, 2016
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 28, 2016
R-MTRyan K. ZinkeNov 15, 2016
R-MOSam GravesNov 15, 2016
D-TXFilemon VelaDec 7, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleDec 8, 2016

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 Feb 25, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Feb 25, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H895)
  3. Feb 25, 2016Referred 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
HouseDebate and remarks H895K. Michael Conaway R-TXFeb 25, 2016

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: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 30, February 25, 2016, page H949.

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 improve and make permanent the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.
Short Titles as Introduced
Carbon Capture Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2016Introduced in House

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