ADVISORY

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT REVENUE MEASURES

Neal Announces Hearing on Member Proposals on Energy Tax Incentives

Neal Announces Hearing on Member Proposals on Energy Tax Incentives

House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced today that the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures will hold a hearing on specific Member proposals on tax incentives for alternative energy sources that have been introduced in the 109th and 110th Congress.  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in the main Committee hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Oral testimony at this hearing will be limited to Members of the House of Representatives. However, any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing.

FOCUS OF THE HEARING:          

The hearing provides Members the opportunity to speak on behalf of specific tax proposals they have introduced in the 109^th or 110^th Congress that would encourage the development of alternative energy sources, or that would act to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

BACKGROUND:

This hearing is the third in a series of hearings on energy policy conducted by the House Ways and Means Committee, and the second conducted by the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures exploring the nexus between energy policies and tax incentives. The Committee has heard testimony from scientists and policy experts who have urged Congress to develop legislation that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which are a primary source of global warming.  These experts testified that enacting  tax incentives to support alternative sources of energy is one way that Congress can act to reduce these emissions.  Numerous proposals designed to utilize tax incentives that would encourage the development of alternative energy sources have been referred to the Committee during this Congress and the previous Congress.  Some of these proposals would use tax incentives to increase efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.  This hearing will provide Members the opportunity to speak on these issues.  

In announcing the hearing, Chairman Neal stated, "Members of the House of Representatives regularly speak to the Committees of jurisdiction about issues of importance to their congressional district and to our nation.  The need to explore ideas that would update and improve our existing tax incentives for alternative energy ranks high of the list of national priorities.”

DETAILS FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS:

Please Note:  Any person(s) and/or organization(s) wishing to submit for the hearing record must follow the appropriate link on the hearing page of the Committee website and complete the informational forms.  From the Committee homepage, http://waysandmeans.house.gov, select “110th Congress” from the menu entitled, “Committee Hearings” (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Hearings.asp?congress=18).  Select the hearing for which you would like to submit, and click on the link entitled, “Click here to provide a submission for the record.”  Once you have followed the online instructions, completing all informational forms and clicking “submit” on the final page, an email will be sent to the address which you supply confirming your interest in providing a submission for the record.  You MUST REPLY to the email and ATTACH your submission as a Word or WordPerfect document, in compliance with the formatting requirements listed below, by close of business Tuesday, May 8, 2007.  Finally, please note that due to the change in House mail policy, the U.S. Capitol Police will refuse sealed-package deliveries to all House Office Buildings.  For questions, or if you encounter technical problems, please call (202) 225-1721.

FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS:

The Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing the official hearing record. As always, submissions will be included in the record according to the discretion of the Committee. The Committee will not alter the content of your submission, but we reserve the right to format it according to our guidelines. Any submission provided to the Committee by a witness, any supplementary materials submitted for the printed record, and any written comments in response to a request for written comments must conform to the guidelines listed below. Any submission or supplementary item not in compliance with these guidelines will not be printed, but will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee.

1.   All submissions and supplementary materials must be provided in Word or WordPerfect format and MUST NOT exceed a total of 10 pages, including attachments.  Witnesses and submitters are advised that the Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing the official hearing record.

2.  Copies of whole documents submitted as exhibit material will not be accepted for printing.  Instead, exhibit material should be referenced and quoted or paraphrased.  All exhibit material not meeting these specifications will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee.

3.  All submissions must include a list of all clients, persons, and/or organizations on whose behalf the witness appears.  A supplemental sheet must accompany each submission listing the name, company, address, telephone and fax numbers of each witness.

Note:  All Committee advisories and news releases are available on the World Wide Web at http://waysandmeans.house.gov.

The Committee seeks to make its facilities accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are in need of special accommodations, please call 202-225-1721 or 202-226-3411 TTD/TTY in advance of the event (four business days notice is requested). Questions with regard to special accommodation needs in general (including availability of Committee materials in alternative formats) may be directed to the Committee as noted above.

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