To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced on January 15, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
39 Cosponsors (39 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Jones calls for end to taxpayer subsidies of wind energy”
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Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC3, 1995-2019]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 21, 2013
History
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Nov 2, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3308 (112th). |
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Jan 15, 2013
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 13, 2015
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1001 (114th). |
H.R. 259 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 259. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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