H.R. 4168: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
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H.R. 4168: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-01 · Taxation · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
Plain summary
Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of "cellulosic biofuel" for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit and the special depreciation allowance to mean any liquid fuel which is derived solely from qualified feedstocks. Defines "qualified feedstocks" as any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
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Official text
Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] · 13 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010 (2010-09-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4168, Algae-Based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010 (2010-09-28)
Cosponsors on this site
Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr4168.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr4168 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111