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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the meaning and eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity investment credit rates.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the meaning and eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity investment credit rates.

Introduced Dec 4, 2025

Latest action (Dec 4, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Taxation
Issues
Climate & EnergyEconomy & Taxes

Summary
  • Expands the definition of "energy communities" eligible for renewable electricity production tax credits to include non-metropolitan statistical areas (rural areas).
  • Removes a restriction that limited eligibility for clean electricity investment tax credits.
  • Makes both changes retroactively effective to align with prior energy tax credit legislation.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Dan Newhouse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $25,950
  • N/A TRIBE $23,100
  • TRIBE $14,200
  • SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABS $13,200
  • CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $11,800

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dan Newhouse → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
  2. Dec 4, 2025 Introduced in House

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Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 4175 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit based on increases in the price of, and demand for, electricity, and for other purposes. · Introduced Mar 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 82%
  • S 2681 — Lowering Electric Bills Act · Introduced Aug 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%
  • HR 8477 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reverse certain energy-related modifications enacted by Public Law 119-21. · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 8482 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain investment credit rules with respect to nuclear facilities. · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 77%
  • S 1043 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for qualified fuel cell property. · Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HR 615 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit for individuals for amounts paid for gas and electricity for primary residences. · Introduced Jan 22, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 4, 2025

Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, and Ms. Tenney) 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 expand the meaning and eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity investment credit rates.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF MEANING AND ELIGIBILITY OF ENERGY COMMUNITIES FOR PURPOSES OF INCREASED RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND INCREASED CLEAN ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT CREDIT RATES.

(a) Increased Renewable Electricity Production Credit Rate.— Section 45(b)(11)(B)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting “or non-metropolitan statistical area” after “a metropolitan statistical area”.

(b) Increased Clean Electricity Investment Credit Rate.—Section 48E(a)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking “, as applied without regard to clause (iv) thereof”.

(c) Effective Dates.—

(1) Increased renewable electricity production credit rate.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 70512(f)(1) of Public Law 119-21.

(2) Increased clean electricity investment credit rate.— The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in section 70512(f)(2) of Public Law 119-21. <all>

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