To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring energy conservation provisions and to provide a tax credit for certain individuals using home heating oil.

12/5/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012:
(1) the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings;
(2) the tax credit for new energy efficient homes;
(3) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property; and
(4) the tax credit for residential energy efficient property. Allows a $500 refundable tax credit ($1,000 in the case of a joint tax return) in 2008 for certain low-income individual taxpayers who have a principal place of abode in the United States and who use heating oil as the primary source of energy for heating such abode.


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Sponsor

• Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
• and 8 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. John Peterson [R, PA-5]
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Committees

• House Ways and Means

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.4297

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• Dec 05, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• Introduced on Dec 05, 2007.

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• Tax refunds
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• Industrial buildings
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• Energy efficiency
• Energy conservation
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