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H.R. 524

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 524, the NO GOTION Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) with 27 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


Record

Text

H.R. 524 has 27 co-sponsors.

hb524/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 524 IH: No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-16
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. LaHood , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Barrett , Mr. James , Mr. Bost , Ms. Malliotakis , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Cline , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Allen , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Ellzey , and Mr. Palmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act or the NO GOTION Act .
2.
Denial of green energy tax benefits to companies connected to countries of concern
(a)
In general
Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
7531.
Denial of green energy tax benefits to companies connected to countries of concern
(a)
In general
In the case of any disqualified company, this title shall be applied without regard to sections 30C, 40, 40A, 40B, 45, 45Q, 45U, 45V, 45W, 45X, 45Y, 45Z, 48, 48C, 48E, 179D, 6426(c), 6426(d), 6426(e), and 6427(e).
(b)
Disqualified company
For purposes of this section—
(1)
In general
The term disqualified company means—
(A)
any entity created or organized in, or controlled (in the aggregate) by, one or more countries of concern, and
(B)
any entity controlled (in the aggregate) by one or more entities described in paragraph (1).
(2)
Countries of concern
The term countries of concern means the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
(3)
Control
The term control has the meaning given such term under section 954(d)(3), determined by treating the rules of section 958(a)(2) as applying to both foreign and domestic corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates.
.
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 7531. Denial of green energy tax benefits to companies connected to countries of concern.
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(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb524/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act or the NO GOTION Act

This bill prohibits an entity that is created in, organized in, or controlled (in the aggregate) by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea, or an entity controlled (in the aggregate) by one or more of such entities, from claiming multiple energy-related federal tax credits and incentives.

Specifically, the bill prohibits such entities from claiming the federal tax credits for

  • alternative fuel vehicle refueling property,
  • second-generation biofuel,
  • biodiesel fuel,
  • sustainable aviation fuel,
  • renewable electricity production,
  • carbon sequestration,
  • zero-emission nuclear power production,
  • clean hydrogen production,
  • clean commercial vehicles,
  • advanced manufacturing production,
  • clean electricity production,
  • clean fuel production,
  • investments in energy property,
  • advanced energy projects,
  • clean electricity investment,
  • biodiesel mixtures,
  • alternative fuel, and
  • alternative fuel mixtures.

Further, such entities are prohibited from claiming the federal tax deduction for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings.

Finally, such entities are not entitled to a credit or refund of federal excise taxes paid on biodiesel, alternative fuel, or sustainable aviation fuel mixtures produced by the entities.

Sponsors

Rep. John Moolenaar (R) sponsors H.R. 524, and 27 members have co-sponsored it, 22 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 524 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 524 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 524 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 524 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • NO GOTION Act — Display Title
  • NO GOTION Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 524 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Natural Resources, Automotive Industry, Trade (domestic/foreign), Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHLaw firm representing local/county governmentsNorth Carolina16
CORNING INCORPORATEDDistrict of Columbia13
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.Manufacturer of battery technology and energy storage.District of Columbia13
ULTIUM CELLS LLCAutomotive Battery Cell ManufacturingOhio11$80K
CUMMINS INCDistrict of Columbia11
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CORNING INCORPORATEDCORNING INCORPORATED2025 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
CUMMINS INCCUMMINS, INC.2025 first_quarter$600.3K1st Quarter - Report
CORNING INCORPORATEDCORNING INCORPORATED2025 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Report
CORNING INCORPORATEDCORNING INCORPORATED2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$200K3rd Quarter - Report
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
ULTIUM CELLS LLCTHEGROUP DC, LLC2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter2nd Quarter - Termina…
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter1st Quarter - Report
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter4th Quarter - Report
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 third_quarter3rd Quarter - Report
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter2nd Quarter - Report
WARD & SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACHTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 524 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 524’s is Taxation.

hr524/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 524, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 524.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8: ``The Congress shall have Power To layand collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay theDebts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfareof the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excisesshall be uniform throughout the United States;''[Page H223]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com