HR536-119

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for qualified biogas property.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 16, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates extends the energy tax credit deadline for qualified biogas property from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, allowing property whose construction begins after December 31, 2024 to qualify for the credit. It relies on tax credits. The main policy areas are Energy, Agriculture, Environment, and Trade.

Who Benefits and How

Biogas facility operators and developers constructing facilities in 2025 could gain revenue opportunities, Dairy and livestock farms implementing biogas systems could see lower costs, and Agricultural operations installing anaerobic digesters for biogas production could see lower costs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal taxpayers (through reduced tax revenue) could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Creates extends the energy tax credit deadline for qualified biogas property from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, allowing property whose construction begins after December 31, 2024 to qualify for the credit.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates extends the energy tax credit deadline for qualified biogas property from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, allowing property whose construction begins after December 31, 2024 to qualify for the credit.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Agriculture, Environment, Trade

Primary Purpose

The bill creates extends the energy tax credit deadline for qualified biogas property from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, allowing property whose construction begins after December 31, 2024 to qualify for the credit.

Policy Domains

Energy Agriculture Environment Trade

Section 1 - Short Title

Identified Gains
  • Biogas facility operators and developers constructing facilities in 2025
  • Dairy and livestock farms implementing biogas systems
  • Agricultural operations installing anaerobic digesters for biogas production
  • Waste management companies building organic waste-to-energy facilities
  • Renewable energy investors and project financiers
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Renewable energy investors and project financiers:
Dairy and livestock farms implementing biogas systems:
Waste management companies building organic waste-to-energy facilities:
Biogas facility operators and developers constructing facilities in 2025:
Agricultural operations installing anaerobic digesters for biogas production:
Identified Costs
  • Federal taxpayers (through reduced tax revenue)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal taxpayers (through reduced tax revenue):

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 16, 2025

Ms. Scholten (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Renewable Energy
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Biogas facility operators and developers constructing facilities in 2025

Agricultural Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Agricultural operations installing anaerobic digesters for biogas production

Agriculture
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Dairy and livestock farms implementing biogas systems

Waste Management
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Waste management companies building organic waste-to-energy facilities

Investment Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Renewable energy investors and project financiers

Manufacturing
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Equipment manufacturers for biogas and anaerobic digestion systems

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal taxpayers (through reduced tax revenue)

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Agriculture Environment Trade
Domains
Energy Tax Policy Renewable Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Treasury (implicitly, via IRC administration)

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"qualified biogas property" §48(c)(7)

Property eligible for energy credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 48(c)(7), which pertains to biogas facilities that convert organic waste into renewable energy

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