Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 12, 2019 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 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019
This bill allows a tax credit for investments in qualified nuclear energy property placed in service before January 1, 2026. The credit applies to any amounts paid or incurred for refueling or other specified expenditures for a nuclear power plant for which an application for license renewal was or will be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission before January 1, 2026.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2019 to May 5, 2020; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 10, 2020 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Mar 10, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Mar 10, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 5, 2020 |
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 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2019Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 64, April 12, 2019, page H3266.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1134 | Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| HR 5732 | Nuclear Powers America Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | May 9, 2018 |
| HR 9054 | Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 29, 2020 |
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 provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from nuclear energy.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Introduced 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.
