# 119-hr-9746: Biomass Facility Construction Act

119-hr-9746, Biomass Facility Construction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9746
- Congress: 119
- Title: Biomass Facility Construction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-05

## Summary

**This bill would revive and reshape two tax-credit tools to encourage investment in biomass energy, most notably offering a bold** **30 percent investment tax credit for specified biomass facilities**, and it ties eligibility to when construction starts.** - Developers and investors: Would let qualifying equipment at specified biomass facilities be treated as energy property under the tax code and receive a 30 percent investment credit for qualified property if construction begins after enactment. - Biomass producers and facility operators: Would expand the production tax credit rules to cover new biomass facilities that start construction after enactment by changing date references that previously pointed to January 1, 2025. - Project planning and timing: The bill makes the start-of-construction date the key eligibility trigger so projects that begin after enactment can claim either the investment credit or the production credit under the revised rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax credits for new biomass projects: benefit, high. This bill would let owners and investors in open- and closed-loop biomass projects claim a 30% investment tax credit. The credit would apply to eligible project property that is part of such a facility if construction begins after enactment. It would also expand production tax credit timing so faci…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9746 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9746)

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- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-6010: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the enhanced pr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6010)
- [119-hr-10089: Representation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10089)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9746 (as of 2026-09-05).