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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2009
American Commercial Ethanol Fairness Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for alcohol used as fuel to include ethanol used in tetra ethyl ortho silicate (TEOS) production. Allows taxpayers a credit for 45 cents per gallon of alcohol which is ethanol used in the production of TEOS. Requires that the TEOS be manufactured in the United States and sold in a trade or business of the taxpayer.
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Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] · D–MI
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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