Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1551
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
Became Law
Amendments
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-264 on Oct 11, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 15, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 11, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1551
Congress
115
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
Georgia
Republican
Georgia
Republican
Minnesota
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Nebraska
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on June 20, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4958)
Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the production of electricity from advanced nuclear power facilities, to: (1) establish requirements for the allocation of unutilized portions of the national megawatt capacity limitation, and (2) allow public entities to transfer the credit to project partners.

If a portion of the 6,000 national megawatt capacity limitation for the credit is unutilized after December 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service must allocate the unutilized capacity: (1) first to facilities that were placed in service on or before December 31, 2020, and did not receive an allocation equal to their full nameplate capacity, and (2) then to facilities placed in service after December 31, 2020, in the order in which the facilities are placed in service. The placed-in-service sunset date of January 1, 2021, does not apply to the allocations of unutilized national megawatt capacity.

Qualified public entities may transfer the credit to an eligible project partner. A "qualified public entity" is: (1) a federal, state, or local government or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof; (2) a mutual or cooperative electric company; or (3) a not-for-profit electric utility which has or had received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.

An "eligible project partner" includes any person who: (1) is responsible for, or is participating in, the design or construction of the facility; (2) participates in the provision of nuclear steam or nuclear fuel to the facility, or (3) has an ownership interest in the facility.

Text (7)
Amendments (2)
Sep 18, 2018
Agreed to in Senate
7
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 4022
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Amendments
Sep 18, 2018
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 4021 to Senate Amendment 4022
To amend the short title.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:50 PM