United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4623 (109th)
Clean Alternatives for Energy Independence Act of 2005
Introduced
17 December 2005
Last action
2 May 2006 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1956)
Sponsors
Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Sam Graves, Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Gwen Moore, Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13], Barbara Lee, CAROLYN MALONEY, Raúl Grijalva, MIKE DOYLE, Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Daniel Lipinski, JOHN LEWIS, Mike Rogers, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]
Subjects
Energy, Taxation
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Clean Alternatives for Energy Independence Act of 2005 - Repeals certain tax benefits relating to oil and natural gas enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase: (1) the tax credit for investment in residential and business fuel cell property; (2) the tax credit for investment in fuel cell motor and advanced lean burn technology motor vehicles; (3) the number of hybrid and advanced lean burn technology vehicles eligible for the alternative motor vehicle tax credit; and (4) the tax credit for investment in commercial and residential alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. Extends through 2012 the tax credit for business fuel cell property. Extends through 2019 the tax credits for: (1) investment in qualified fuel cell motor vehicles; (2) investment in alternative fuel vehicle refueling hydrogen-related property (through 2011 for other fuel-related property).
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Timeline
17 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2006
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1956)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 December 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 December 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Sam Graves · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Gwen Moore · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
- MIKE DOYLE · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Daniel Lipinski · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
- Mike Rogers · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4623
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4623
- us · 109-hr-4623 · source updated 15 August 2025