HR 448 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act

Introduced Jan 11, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Jared Huffman D-CA

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Latest action · Jan 11, 2017 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. IntroducedJan 11, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to exclude from gross income subsidies provided (directly or indirectly): (1) by a public utility to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any water conservation or efficiency measure; and (2) by a storm water management provider to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any storm water management measure.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2017 to Jun 20, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJan 11, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJan 11, 2017
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJan 11, 2017
R-AZMartha McSallyOriginalJan 11, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellJan 12, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiJan 12, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonJan 12, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJan 31, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyJan 31, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 2, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersFeb 16, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 27, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiFeb 27, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 27, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyFeb 27, 2017
D-CARaul RuizFeb 27, 2017
D-NVDina TitusMar 1, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreMar 1, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyMar 1, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoMar 1, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoMar 1, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranMar 6, 2017
D-CABrad ShermanMar 7, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 7, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyMar 10, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenMar 10, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasMar 20, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterMar 29, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarApr 4, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 26, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisApr 26, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 3, 2017
D-CATed LieuMay 3, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 16, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasMay 16, 2017
R-AZPaul A. GosarMay 16, 2017
D-CAAmi BeraMay 19, 2017
R-AZTrent FranksJul 12, 2017
D-NVJacky RosenAug 8, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenSep 13, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinNov 14, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJun 20, 2018

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 Jan 11, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 toenact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution, whichreads: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts, and provide forthe common Defense and General Welfare of the United States; but all Duties and Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughoutthe United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 7, January 11, 2017, page H392.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1464Water Conservation Tax Parity ActRelated billJun 28, 2017
HR 2313Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity ActReintroduced BillApr 12, 2019

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 expand the exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures and storm water management measures.
Short Titles as Introduced
Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2017Introduced in House

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