Clean Energy for America Act
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Clean Energy for America Act
This bill provides for tax incentives for investments in clean electricity, clean transportation, energy efficiency, and the termination of certain provisions relating to oil, gas, and other fossil fuels.
Among other provisions, the bill
allows new tax credits for investment in clean energy facilities and for the production of electricity from clean energy and clean fuel;
allows a new tax credit for expenditures for clean energy property used in connection with a principal residence;
allows a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel;
allows an alternative motor vehicle tax credit for fuel cell motor vehicles, electric vehicles, and for refueling property;
allows a tax credit for the production of electricity from clean hydrogen;
extends for one year the second generation biofuel producer tax credit and the tax credit for alternative fuels;
modifies existing tax credits for energy efficient residential buildings, energy efficient home improvement expenditures, geothermal heat pumps, and the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings;
terminates certain provisions relating to oil, gas, and other fossil fuels;
requires that at least 15% of the total workforce labor hours be performed by qualified apprentices;
requires that projects receiving federal assistance comply with federal prevailing wage requirements; and
allows the issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on June 17, 2021. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 21, 2021: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 117th Congress (2021-22), 362 of the 15,242 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced it on June 17, 2021, and 9 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 9 Democrats.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 17, 2021, 1911 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1907 days ago, on June 21, 2021.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 117th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2023 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers