Clean Energy for America Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 17, 2021
Last action Jun 21, 2021
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Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
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Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
Co
Michael F. Bennet
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Menendez
DDemocratic
Co
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Thomas R. Carper
DDemocratic
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