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House vote: H.R. 5351 // February 27, 2008

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

Sponsor: CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY)

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to renewable energy sources and energy conservation. Title I: Production Incentives - (Sec. 101) Extends through 2011 the tax credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources (e.g., wind, closed and open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and qualified hydropower). Imposes a limit on such tax credit based upon investment in renewable resource facilities placed in service after 2009 in lieu of the current phaseout provisions for such credit.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 113,586,948 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

191 votes, representing 104,193,336 people45.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22249.5%
NayLost19145.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%