H.R. 6049 - Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
Alternative energy, solar, wind, geothermal, tax break - Taxation. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Charles Rangel
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in both the House and Senate.
- Amendments:
- 4 proposed amendments. 1 accepted. View amendments
Senate Vote: On Passage
PASSED on September 23, 2008.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 93
voted NO: 2
5 voted present/not voting
Other Votes:
Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
H.R. 6049 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Keywords
- Alternative energy, solar, wind, geothermal, tax break
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
- Learn More
- At OpenCongress
- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
- Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
- Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
- Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008
- Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008
- Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
- Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Charles Rangel
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Taxation
- Air pollution
- Alabama
- Alcoholic beverages
- Alternative energy sources
- Armed forces
- Biomass energy
- Bonds
- Books
- Building construction
- Business
- Capital gains tax
- Carbon dioxide
- Cellulose
- Charitable contributions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Climate change
- Coal
- College costs
- Computers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Corporation taxes
- Criminal justice
- Curricula
- Defense policy
- Depreciation and amortization
- Diesel motor
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- District of Columbia
- Earned income tax credit
- Economic policy
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational technology
- Electric appliances
- Electric vehicles
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency management
- Employee stock options
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy industries
- Enterprise zones
- Environmental protection
- Excise tax
- Finance
- Food
- Foreign corporations
- Foreign policy
- Foreign tax credit
- Fuel cells
- Geothermal resources
- Governmental investigations
- Greenhouse gases
- Health insurance
- Health policy
- Higher education
- Home repair and improvement
- Housing
- Humanities
- Hurricanes
- Hydroelectric power
- Incineration
- Income tax
- Indians
- Individual retirement accounts
- Interest
- International affairs
- Inventories
- Investment tax credit
- Irrigation
- Labor
- Landfills
- Law
- Leases
- Legal fees
- Legal services
- Local taxation
- Losses
- Louisiana
- Marine resources
- Medical care
- Medicine
- Mental health services
- Methane
- Military pay
- Minimum tax
- Minorities
- Minority employment
- Mississippi
- Mortgages
- Motion pictures
- Mutual funds
- Natural resources
- New York City
- New York State
- Ocean energy resources
- Pensions
- Property tax
- Public-private partnerships
- Puerto Rico
- Railroad engineering
- Refuse as fuel
- Research and development tax credit
- Restaurants
- Science policy
- Service stations
- Small business
- Solar energy
- Solid wastes
- Sports
- Sports facilities
- State and local government
- State taxation
- Stocks
- Subsidiary corporations
- Tax administration
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax evasion
- Tax exclusion
- Tax exemption
- Tax penalties
- Tax preparers
- Tax rates
- Tax refunds
- Tax returns
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Teachers
- Teaching materials
- Technology
- Telecommunication
- Television industry
- Terrorism
- Trade
- Transportation
- Undercover operations
- Urban affairs
- Urban economic development
- Veterans
- Veterans' benefits
- Water resources
- Welfare
- Related Bills
- H.Res. 1212 (110th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 6049) 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.
- H.R. 2776 (110th) : Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007
- H.R. 5351 (110th) : Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
- H.R. 7060 (110th) : Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008
- H.R. 7201 (110th) : Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008
- S. 3125 (110th) : Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008
- S. 3335 (110th) : Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/14/2008 Referred to Committee Amendments (4 proposed) Passed House 5/21/2008 Passed Senate 9/23/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act 5/21/2008 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 201 voted YES 220 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Passage - House - H.R. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act 5/21/2008 This bill PASSED the House 263 voted YES 160 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049 6/10/2008 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 50 voted YES 44 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049 6/17/2008 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 52 voted YES 44 voted NO 4 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049 7/29/2008 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 53 voted YES 43 voted NO 4 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Amendment SA 5635 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 9/23/2008 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Baucus Amdt. No. 5633 9/23/2008 This amendment PASSED the Senate 93 voted YES 2 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Conrad Amdt No. 5634 9/23/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 53 voted YES 42 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635 9/23/2008 This amendment PASSED the Senate 84 voted YES 11 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingcurrently selected Senate On Passage - Senate - H.R.6049 As Amended 9/23/2008 This bill PASSED the Senate 93 voted YES 2 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 5/14/2008 5/14/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 5/15/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 5/15/2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 12. 5/20/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 110-658. Put on a legislative calendar 5/20/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415. 5/21/2008 Rule H. Res. 1212 passed House. 5/21/2008 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1212. 5/21/2008 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6049 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 5/21/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6049. 5/21/2008 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 5/21/2008 Mr. McCrery moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means. 5/21/2008 Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCrery motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment in the nature of a substitute which inserts a complete new text entitled "Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008". 5/21/2008 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 5/21/2008 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act select this vote House Vote on Passage 5/21/2008 On Passage - House - H.R. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act 6/04/2008 Received in the Senate. 6/05/2008 Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 6/05/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 767. 6/06/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 6/06/2008 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. select this vote Vote 6/10/2008 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049 6/12/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 6/12/2008 Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. 6/16/2008 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 6/17/2008 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 6/17/2008 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure [Record Vote Number 150] made in Senate. select this vote Vote 6/17/2008 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049 6/18/2008 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 6/19/2008 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 7/29/2008 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure [Record Vote Number 150] agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Vote 7/29/2008 Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049 9/17/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 9/17/2008 Third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. 9/18/2008 Third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. 9/18/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. 9/23/2008 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 9/23/2008 Proposed amendment SA 5634 pursuant to the order of September 18, 2008, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative, withdrawn in Senate. 9/23/2008 Amendment SA 5635 ruled in order by the chair. select this vote Vote 9/23/2008 Amendment SA 5635 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 9/23/2008 Amendment SA 5633 proposed by Senator Baucus. 9/23/2008 Amendment SA 5634 proposed by Senator Conrad. 9/23/2008 Amendment SA 5635 proposed by Senator Baucus to Amendment SA 5633. 9/23/2008 Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 5635. select this vote Vote 9/23/2008 Baucus Amdt. No. 5633 select this vote Vote 9/23/2008 Conrad Amdt No. 5634 select this vote Vote 9/23/2008 Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635 currently selected Senate Vote on Passage 9/23/2008 On Passage - Senate - H.R.6049 As Amended 9/29/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote S. Amdt. 5633 Baucus, Max [D-MT] September 23, 2008 Offered on September 22, 2008. In the nature of a substitute.
select this vote S. Amdt. 5634 Conrad, Kent [D-ND] September 23, 2008 Offered on September 22, 2008. To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.
select this vote S. Amdt. 5635 Baucus, Max [D-MT] September 23, 2008 Passed by roll call vote on September 22, 2008. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
S. Amdt. 5636 Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] September 23, 2008 Offered on September 22, 2008. Amendment information not available.
Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
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Average given to Senators who voted:
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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $434,910 | $13,050 | Yes |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $2,308,811 | $115,383 | Yes |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $67,378 | $3,000 | Yes |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $492,005 | $29,900 | Yes |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $3,918,781 | $3,750 | Yes |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $3,819,654 | $10,750 | Yes |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $1,371,716 | $22,845 | Yes |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $3,223,616 | $16,900 | Not Voting |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $1,302,769 | $7,000 | Yes |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $2,550,127 | $153,108 | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $3,751,947 | $2,000 | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $2,646,174 | $8,600 | Yes |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $657,246 | $93,023 | Yes |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $1,566,864 | $119,103 | Yes |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $3,493,629 | $295,481 | Yes |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $916,643 | $7,100 | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $3,143,741 | $450 | Yes |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $2,642,568 | $4,000 | Yes |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $2,063,058 | $4,100 | No |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $4,925,270 | $5,500 | Yes |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $3,843,993 | $591,598 | Yes |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $12,973,926 | $18,100 | Yes |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $775,364 | $529,641 | Yes |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $756,711 | $28,500 | Yes |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $4,855,831 | $764,436 | Yes |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $2,054,850 | $183,283 | Yes |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $1,866,606 | $0 | No |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $3,717,807 | $234,201 | Yes |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $4,944,416 | $433,954 | Yes |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $176,950 | $7,500 | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $1,135,652 | $20,023 | Yes |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $3,051,902 | $587,769 | Not Voting |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $4,313,324 | $1,250 | Yes |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $2,851,894 | $791,401 | Yes |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $664,325 | $43,050 | Yes |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $1,204,386 | $3,000 | Yes |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $3,428,298 | $2,500 | Yes |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $1,673,643 | $104,425 | Yes |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $876,501 | $8,250 | Yes |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $1,430,467 | $21,277 | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $2,307,293 | $2,000 | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $2,673,535 | $83,450 | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $1,826,854 | $99,852 | Yes |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $1,095,725 | $51,373 | Yes |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $434,113 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $1,706,958 | $2,000 | Yes |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $2,150,184 | $73,716 | Yes |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $2,618,625 | $266,976 | Yes |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $1,244,943 | $169,125 | Yes |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $989,278 | $18,250 | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $3,000,844 | $174,966 | Yes |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $1,907,911 | $3,500 | Yes |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $2,631,974 | $500 | Not Voting |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $1,313,230 | $250 | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $1,964,989 | $2,683 | Yes |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $11,428 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $3,516,434 | $463,217 | Yes |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $3,420,782 | $20,200 | Yes |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $2,973,153 | $0 | Yes |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $1,257,020 | $1,000 | Yes |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $1,868,618 | $250 | Yes |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $6,281,491 | $13,100 | Yes |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $1,979,040 | $17,500 | Yes |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $1,296,060 | $15,350 | Yes |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $3,848,841 | $413,438 | Yes |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $665,500 | $44,975 | Not Voting |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $2,570,059 | $3,700 | Yes |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $5,033,870 | $522,233 | Yes |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $5,441,504 | $72,750 | Yes |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $1,167,291 | $3,500 | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $1,334,808 | $125,272 | Yes |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $2,511,883 | $3,125 | Yes |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $2,511,706 | $7,500 | Yes |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $5,056,565 | $4,750 | Yes |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $5,301,402 | $16,550 | Not Voting |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $1,881,058 | $3,750 | Yes |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $1,576,287 | $0 | Yes |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $3,373,788 | $1,500 | Yes |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $1,553,043 | $198,199 | Yes |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $1,861,010 | $2,500 | Yes |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $3,871,031 | $500 | Yes |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $605,610 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $3,981,234 | $21,500 | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $1,662,540 | $112,370 | Yes |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $3,159,889 | $53,050 | Yes |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $2,886,370 | $189,694 | Yes |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $812,411 | $56,089 | Yes |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $6,763,772 | $268,381 | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $2,943,725 | $250 | Yes |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $1,136,607 | $6,600 | Yes |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $2,686,768 | $623,641 | Yes |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $1,361,882 | $5,000 | Yes |
| John Thune | R | SD | $2,696,669 | $1,050,666 | Yes |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $2,225,040 | $320,562 | Yes |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $2,929,474 | $160,810 | Yes |
| John Warner | R | VA | $38,650 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $1,827,430 | $0 | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $1,891,117 | $333 | Yes |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $1,724,923 | $134,325 | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $1,189,666 | $15,000 | Yes |
