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S. 944 (115th)

American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017

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Introduced

26 April 2017

Last action

26 April 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2554-2555)

Sponsors

Chuck Grassley, Maria Cantwell, Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sheldon Whitehouse, Joni Ernst, Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], John Thune, Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Martin Heinrich, Jeanne Shaheen, Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Patty Murray, Gary Peters

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation

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Summary

American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify and extend: (1) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel, and (2) the excise tax credit for biodiesel fuel mixtures. The bill: (1) makes the credits available to domestic producers of the fuels rather than the policy under current law of providing a mixture credit to the blender of the fuel, (2) increases the income tax credit for certain small biodiesel producers, and (3) extends the credits through 2020.

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Timeline

  1. 26 April 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2554-2555)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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