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H.R. 5890: American-Made Energy Freedom Act of 2006

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H.R. 5890: American-Made Energy Freedom Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-26 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

American-Made Energy Freedom Act of 2006

Plain summary

American-Made Energy Freedom Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase tax credits for cellulosic biomass ethanol; (2) extend the energy credit for solar and fuel cell property; (3) extend and modify the credits for residential energy efficient property and for certain liquid fuel derived from coal; and (4) establish the American-Made Energy Trust Fund to implement designated sections of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, including climate change technology deployment. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the prohibition against production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and any leasing or development leading to such production. Prescribes procedures for: (1) lease sales; (2) grants of leases; and (3) Coastal Plain environmental protection; (4) rights-of-way and easements for the transportation of oil and gas across the Coastal Plain. Directs the Secretary to convey: (1) the surface estate of specified lands to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation; and (2) the remaining subsurface estate of specified lands to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. Establishes the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to specified entities directly impacted by oil and gas production and exploration on the Coastal Plain.

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Official text

American-Made Energy Freedom Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Rogers (R-AL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5890 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109