Pascrell introduces bill to establish tax credit for biochemicals

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., has introduced legislation to establish a production tax credit for qualified renewable chemical production. The bill, titled the “Qualifying Renewable Production Tax Credit of 2013,” or H.R. 3084, is cosponsored by Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas.

A statement released by Pascrell stresses that a lack of federal support for renewable chemical production in the U.S. means that many companies are being bought by foreign entities, which then export production jobs.

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