Senate Bill 2005
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 25, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2005
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships (known as master limited partnerships) to include income and gains from renewable and alternative energy generation projects (in addition to fossil fuel-based energy generation projects) and related infrastructure for transportation or storage, including energy derived from thermal resources, waste, renewable fuels and chemicals, energy efficient buildings, gasification, and carbon capture in secure geological storage.
October 25, 2017
10/25/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
10/25/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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