H.R. 1145: BTU Act of 2015
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H.R. 1145: BTU Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-26 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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.
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Official title
BTU Act of 2015
Plain summary
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2015 or the BTU Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures made in taxable years beginning before 2021 in the residential energy efficient property tax credit. Defines "qualified biomass fuel property expenditure" as an expenditure for property which uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. Allows: (1) a 15% energy tax credit until 2021 for investment in open-loop biomass heating property, and (2) a 30% credit for boilers or furnaces that operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 80% and provide thermal energy.
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Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · 10 cosponsors
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Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY)
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.
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Property tax
- A tax on land, buildings and some business property, based on its value. In Texas it is set and collected by local governments (cities, counties, school districts and special districts), not by the state.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1145.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1145 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114