H.R. 8530: Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-10-06 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2020

Plain summary

Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2020 This bill designates energy opportunity zones for areas that are within 120 miles of a nuclear or coal power plant used to generate electricity that has ceased operations or is scheduled to cease operations within 6 years, or areas that can demonstrate how changes in the nuclear or coal economy have resulted or may result in job losses. The bill modifies or extends the new energy efficient home tax credit, the nonbusiness energy property tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the tax credit for production of electricity, and establishes a new tax credit for offshore wind and energy storage. The bill also extends through 2050 the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.

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Official text

Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8530.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8530 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116