Hill Heat: House Plans to Resubmit Renewable Tax Package StallScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.org,2005:TypoTypo2008-02-12T17:21:42-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:9171a0d1-b080-4487-976b-bbd10f41c6782008-02-12T17:09:00-05:002008-02-12T17:21:42-05:00House Plans to Resubmit Renewable Tax Package Stall<p>Following the <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2008/02/06/senate-stimulus-package-filibustered-by-one-vote">second one-vote defeat</a> of the renewable tax package in the Senate last week, House leadership <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0852060220080208">let slip</a> they planned to re-introduce the <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/12/reid-announces-new-energy-bill-compromise-drops-res">oil-for-renewables legislation</a> some time this week, for passage before the President’s Day recess.</p>
Today Katherine Ling reports in <a href="http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/print/2008/02/12/1">E&E News</a> that timeline is now in doubt:
<blockquote>The death of Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and last-minute negotiations may delay House plans to take up a renewable energy tax incentive package later this week. Lantos died yesterday morning due to esophagus cancer complications. . .
<p>The bill was expected to be introduced this morning, according to Matthew Beck, a spokesman for House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.). Beck said the committee was writing the bill but had not completed it yet as they were waiting for decisions from the leadership.</blockquote></p><p>Following the <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2008/02/06/senate-stimulus-package-filibustered-by-one-vote">second one-vote defeat</a> of the renewable tax package in the Senate last week, House leadership <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0852060220080208">let slip</a> they planned to re-introduce the <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/12/reid-announces-new-energy-bill-compromise-drops-res">oil-for-renewables legislation</a> some time this week, for passage before the President’s Day recess.</p>
Today Katherine Ling reports in <a href="http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/print/2008/02/12/1">E&E News</a> that timeline is now in doubt:
<blockquote>The death of Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and last-minute negotiations may delay House plans to take up a renewable energy tax incentive package later this week. Lantos died yesterday morning due to esophagus cancer complications. . .
<p>The bill was expected to be introduced this morning, according to Matthew Beck, a spokesman for House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.). Beck said the committee was writing the bill but had not completed it yet as they were waiting for decisions from the leadership.</blockquote></p>