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H.R. 5973: Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act

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H.R. 5973: Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-28 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act

Plain summary

Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of the cost of acquiring and installing qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property (fuel service stations for the retail sale of hydrogen fuel to the general public). Terminates such credit after 2013. Excludes income from the sale of hydrogen fuel sold at retail for use in a hydrogen vehicle from taxpayer gross income. Terminates such tax exclusion after 2014.

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Official text

Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · 3 cosponsors

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John B. Larson (D-CT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5973 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109