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H.R. 5984: Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008

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H.R. 5984: Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-07 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008

Plain summary

Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain tax incentives for energy production and conservation. Extends through 2009 the tax credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources (e.g., biomass, geothermal energy, landfill gas, and trash combustion). Includes marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy as a renewable resource eligible for such credit. Allows sales of electricity produced from renewable resources to regulated public utilities. Extends through 2016 the energy investment tax credit for solar energy, fuel cell, and microturbine property. Repeals the dollar per kilowatt limitation for fuel cell property under the energy investment tax credit. Allows public electric utilities to qualify for such credit. Extends through 2009 the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures. Repeals the $2,000 limitation on the tax credit for solar electric property. Allows an offset against the alternative minimum tax (AMT) of tax credit amounts. Extends through 2009 the tax credit for investment in clean renewable energy bonds. Increases the national limitation amount for such bonds. Extends through 2009 deferral provisions relating to the recognition of gain by certain electric utilities. Extends through 2009 the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property. Includes residential biomass fuel stoves (pellet stoves) as eligible energy property for purposes of such credit. Extends through 2010 the tax credit for energy efficient new homes. Extends through 2009 the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings and increases the allowable amount of such deduction. Extends the tax credit for energy efficient appliances to include appliances produced in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Revises and updates energy efficiency standards for such appliances in accordance with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

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Official text

Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · 122 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) and 62 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bond
A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5984 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110