H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
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H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-06 · Congress · Latest: Motion to reconsider the vote tabled.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 281 (2008): On Ordering the Previous Question, HRES1175 (2008-05-07), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider the vote tabled. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Plain summary
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
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Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] reported raising $248,839 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 281 (2008): On Ordering the Previous Question, HRES1175 (2008-05-07): Passed
- House roll call 282 (2008): Table Motion to Reconsider, HRES1175 (2008-05-07): Passed
- House roll call 283 (2008): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES1175 (2008-05-07): Passed
- House roll call 284 (2008): Table Motion to Reconsider, HRES1175 (2008-05-07): Passed
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- Resolution
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- Rulemaking
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- Securities
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hres1175.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hres>
Record fed-us-cong110-hres1175 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110