US Congress Senate Bill 271 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an election to expense the cost of manufacturing property for producing plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and components; (2) increase the number of such vehicles eligible for a tax credit; (3) allow a five-year recovery period for the depreciation of smart meters and smart grid systems; and (4) increase the rate of the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and the maximum credit amount for commercial refueling property.

Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-15		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SB320 (Related) 2009-01-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/271/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s271/BILLS-111s271is.pdf