H.R. 5142: Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010
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H.R. 5142: Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-04-26 · Taxation · Latest: Rule H. Res. 1781 passed House.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-04-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Rule H. Res. 1781 passed House. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010
Plain summary
Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 30% energy tax credit for investments in qualified cellulosic and algae-based biofuel facilities; (2) extend through 2016 the special depreciation allowance for qualified cellulosic biofuel plant property; (3) include algae-based biofuel within the definition of cellulosic biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit; (4) exclude from the definition of cellulosic biofuel any processed fuel with an acid number greater than 25; (5) extend through 2016 the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit; and (6) allow a direct payment of 30% of the basis of cellulosic and algae-based biofuel facility property.
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Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · 56 cosponsors
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John B. Larson (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5142.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5142 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111