2011-2012 Renewable Energy Legislation

Enacted Legislation

H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Enacted January 1, 2013

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Estimated Revenue Effects of the Amendments to H.R. 8
January 1, 2013

Introduced Legislation

Credit Expansion and/or Extension

H.R. 6154, to promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes
July 19, 2012

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H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act
June 27, 2012

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H.R. 5718, Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology (IMPACT) Act
April 27, 2012

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S. 2201, American Energy and Job Promotion Act
March 15, 2012

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S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.
February 6, 2012

S.Amdt. 1812, to prevent a tax increase on American businesses and to provide certainty to job creators by extending certain expiring tax credits relating to energy.

S.Amdt. 1589, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.

H.R. 4108, Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012
February 29, 2012

H.R. 4096, Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2012
February 28, 2012

S. 1845, Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2011
November 10, 2011

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H.R. 3394, American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act
November 4, 2011

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H.R. 3307, American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act
November 2, 2011

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S. 1764, Make It in America Tax Credit Act of 2011
October 31, 2011

S. 1741, Community Wind Act
October 20, 2011

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Summary Support Letter Press Release

H.R. 3238 (S. 1387 companion bill)
October 18, 2011

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S. 1413, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011
July 25, 2011

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S. 1397, Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
July 21, 2011

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H.R. 2408, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011
July 6, 2011

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H.R. 2286, Renewable Energy Parity Act
June 22, 2011

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H.R. 1384, Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011
April 6, 2011

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S. 493, To reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes
March 9, 2011

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S.Amdt. 265, Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2011
March 29, 2011

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H.R. 724 (S. 591 companion bill)
February 15, 2011

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S. 591, Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2011
March 15, 2011

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Miscellaneous

H.R. 6437, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
September 19, 2012

S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
June 7, 2012

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MLP Parity Act White Paper
June 7, 2012

S. 3183, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the use of domestic property to be eligible for certain tax incentives for solar energy
May 15, 2012

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S. 2064, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act
February 2, 2012

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H.R. 3308, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act
November 2, 2011

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H.R. 3331, Federal Accounting of Renewable Energy Act
November 3, 2011

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S. 1775, Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011
November 1, 2011

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H.R. 2962 (S. 1575 companion bill)
September 15, 2011

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S. 1575, Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act
September 19, 2011

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H.R. 2391, Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act
June 24, 2011

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S. 1291 (H.R. 2391 companion bill)
June 28, 2011

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S. 631, Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011
March 17, 2011

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S. 629, Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011
March 17, 2011

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S. 629 Cost Estimate

H.R. 1023, No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011
March 10, 2011

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S. 487, Manufacture Renewable Energy Systems: Make it in America Act of 2011
January 26, 2011

S. 157, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for solar light pipe property, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2011

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H.R. 277, Rural Energy Equity Act of 2011
Introduced January 12, 2011
Would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide an exception to the reduction of renewable energy credit for certain authority under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

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H.R. 66, Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2011
Introduced January 5, 2011
Would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an investment tax credit for waste-to-energy facilities.