# 116-hr-7491: Energy Tax Credit Direct Payment Act of 2020

116-hr-7491, Energy Tax Credit Direct Payment Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7491
- Congress: 116
- Title: Energy Tax Credit Direct Payment Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-07-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Energy Tax Credit Direct Payment Act of 2020 This bill reinstates in 2020 the program authorizing the Department of the Treasury to convert certain alternative clean energy tax credits into cash grants.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7491 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7491)

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