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H.R. 4426: Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2014

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H.R. 4426: Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-04-08 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-04-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. 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 Victory Bond Act of 2014

Plain summary

Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue, and promote the purchase of, Clean Energy Victory Bonds to pay for the energy-related tax benefits extended by this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: extend through 2022 the tax credit for investment in solar energy property, geothermal heat pumps, fuel cell property, microturbine property, combined heat and power system property, and small wind energy property; allow an energy tax credit for investment in offshore wind facilities placed in service before January 1, 2021; extend through 2022 the tax credit for residential energy efficiency improvements; extend through 2022 the placed-in-service requirement for wind facilities and other renewable energy facilities for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources; extend through 2022 the tax credit for nonbusiness residential energy property; allow a new tax credit, through 2022, for home energy efficiency improvements that increase energy efficiency by at least 20%; extend through 2022 the tax credit for new energy efficient homes; and increase, and extend through 2022, the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a voluntary voucher program, through 2017, for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles.

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Official text

Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), William R. Keating (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113