Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 | |
2007-2008 |
Track H.R. 6049 [110th] Because this bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress, no more action can occur on it. |
 Primary Source See |
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
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Oct 8, 2008 5:52 PM - I got an email from a law firm that implied that the tax deductions under Section 179D that were in this bill were included in the bailout bill. Was any part of this bill included in the bailout bill, and if so, what portions? -
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Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:
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National Hydropower Association Air Conditioning Contractors of America Solar Energy Industries Association Association of Educational Publishers National School Supply and Equipment Association National Retail Federation Raser Technologies Alliance to Save Energy Independent Sector National Biodiesel Board World Wildlife Fund Solar Nation America Public Power Association National Association of Manufacturers Alliant Energy Corporation American Institute of Architects American Wind Energy Association Avista Bosch Cabot Fuel Cells Chrysler LLC Dow Chemical Company Duke Energy Corporation Edison Electric Institute Environmental Defense Fund Exelon Corporation Florida Power & Light Company Fresh Energy FuelCell Energy Greenpeace Mitsubishi Electric National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Wildlife Federation North American Insulation Manufacturers Association PG&E Corporation Retail Industry Leaders Association Real Estate Roundtable Sierra Club Union of Concerned Scientists A. O. Smith Corporation Abbott Laboratories Advanced Micro Devices Advantage Capital Partners Affymetrix Agilent Technologies, Inc. Air Products and Chemicals Altria Group American Express Company American International Group Apple Incorporated AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AT&T ATAS ATEECO Autodesk Avaya Incorporated BAE Systems Bank of America Batesville Tool & Die Biogen Idec Boeing Company Bommer Industries Borel Private Bank & Trust Company BP Case New Holland Caterpillar Inc. Chubb Corporation Cisco Systems Citigroup, Inc. Click Bond Coca-Cola Company ConAgra Con-Way Devine Tarbell & Associates DIAB Empire Broadcasting Extol International FileMaker Ford Motor Company Fredon Corporation GE Energy General Electric General Motors Genworth Financial Gilead Sciences GMAC Goldman Sachs Goodrich Griffin Realty Advisors Harley-Davidson Motor Company Hewlett Packard Honeywell i2 Technologies Intel Corporation IBM Corporation Intevac JDS Uniphase Corporation Johnson & Johnson JPMorgan Chase & Co. Key Bank KPMG LibraryWorld, Inc Lincoln Financial Lockheed Martin Louis Dreyfus Maxim Integrated Products McCormick & Company Merck & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch Microsoft Monsanto Company Mortenson Construction New Leaf Paper News Corporation Northrop Grumman Novo Nordisk Oracle Pfizer Procter & Gamble Rath, Young and Pignatelli Raytheon Company Sealed Air Corporation Specialized Bicycles Steel-Fab Texas Instruments Tupperware Wachovia Walt Disney Company | FreedomWorks National Taxpayers Union Americans for Tax Reform Club for Growth Associated Builders and Contractors Independent Electrical Contractors |
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