# 114-hr-3733: Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015

114-hr-3733, Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3733
- Congress: 114
- Title: Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for producing electricity from wind, geothermal and solar energy, hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities; (2) repeal the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells; (3) repeal the tax deduction for income attributable to the production, refining, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof; and (4) repeal the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3733 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3733)

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