{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/hoeven-congress-extends-biodiesel-railroad-track-maintenance-tax-credits-through-2022", "Hoeven: Congress Extends Biodiesel, Railroad Track Maintenance Tax Credits Through 2022", "2019-12-19", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.19.19\n\t\t\t Hoeven: Congress Extends Biodiesel, Railroad Track Maintenance Tax Credits Through 2022 \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senator Advanced Measures to Support Biofuel Industry & Infrastructure Development in North Dakota; Bill Repeals Obamacare Taxes\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON  Senator John Hoeven today joined the Senate in passing legislation to extend expired tax provisions that benefit industry in North Dakota, including a retroactive extension from 2018 through 2022 for the:\r\n \r\nBiodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit  provides a credit of $1.00 per gallon of pure biodiesel to qualified biodiesel producers or blenders.\r\n\r\nThe bill also extends the second-generation biofuel producer credit for one year, through 2020.\r\nRailroad Track Maintenance Credit, also known as the 45G tax credit  Grants a 50 percent tax credit for qualified track maintenance conducted by short lines and regional railroads.\r\nHoeven is a cosponsor of the bipartisan BRACE Act, which would make this tax credit permanent.\r\nThe bill also includes the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act, bipartisan legislation Hoeven cosponsored to give tax-exempt cooperative organizations access to government grants and assistance, including rural broadband grants and FEMA disaster relief.\r\n\r\n \r\nAdditionally, the legislation repeals taxes created under Obamacare, including:\r\n \r\n\r\nThe medical device tax.\r\nThe Cadillac tax on high-cost employer-provided health care plans.\r\nThe health insurance tax (HIT).\r\n\r\n \r\nThe tax extender legislation is now headed to the president to be signed into law.\r\nWith the new biodiesel refinery and our efforts to establish a crush facility at Spiritwood, we're working to create additional value for North Dakota's soybean producers and reduce our dependence on exports to other nations, said Hoeven. The extension of the biodiesel tax credit bolsters these efforts, while the credit for our short lines and regional railroad will support critical infrastructure investments in our state. At the same time, we've repealed three Obamacare taxes that needlessly increased the cost of health care and insurance. These measures will provide important benefits to our communities, consumers and the economy.\r\n In addition to the above provisions, the legislation includes:\r\n \r\n\r\nThe LIFT for Charities Act. Hoeven is a cosponsor of this bipartisan bill to repeal a tax on transportation fringe benefits for non-profit organizations, including churches.\r\nA one-year extension, through 2020, of:\r\nThe New Markets Tax Credit, which supports private investment in low-income communities. Hoeven is cosponsoring legislation to make this credit permanent.\r\nReduced rates on beer, wine and distilled spirits, similar to the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization Act, of which Hoeven is a cosponsor.\r\nThe mortgage debt relief tax credit.\r\nEmployer credit for paid family and medical leave.\r\nWork Opportunity Tax Credit.\r\nIndian Employment Credit.\r\nAccelerated depreciation for business property on Indian Reservations.\r\nThe production credit for Indian coal facilities.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n-###-\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/hoeven-congress-extends-biodiesel-railroad-track-maintenance-tax-credits-through-2022"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4373520389199257, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}