On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. The Act includes significant amendments to tax credits originally enacted and/or amended under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”)...more
On June 16 the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) released its revised text to the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). While the SFC version largely follows the House approach in repealing clean vehicle and residential...more
On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee reported out a significant tax reconciliation bill, known as the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” While the bill aims to extend and enhance several provisions from the 2017 Tax...more
On May 22, 2025 the House of Representatives, by a vote of 215-214 (no Democrats supporting), passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”) which includes manager’s amendment changes from the version passed by the Ways and...more
On May 13, 2025 the House passed the “One Big, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which includes significant cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) energy incentives. The changes shorten the duration of or eliminate 17 IRA “green”...more
The US$900 billion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law in the waning days of 2020 includes the American Energy Act of 2020, a sweeping package of energy provisions that includes significant new government support for energy...more
The US$900 billion COVID-19 relief/stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by the President on December 27 includes sweeping energy provisions that constitute the most significant energy legislation passed by Congress...more
12/30/2020
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Infrastructure ,
New Legislation ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Extenders
Through the last several Administrations (Democrat and Republican) the mantra has been “we support an all-of-the-above strategy” to meet U.S. energy needs. Expect that to change. The Biden Administration’s focus will shift to...more
11/19/2020
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Policy Drafting ,
Regulatory Reform
In a rare display of bipartisanship, both houses of Congress and President Trump were able to come to agreement in the waning hours of the 2019 congressional session to extend government funding for fiscal year 2020. Included...more
1/9/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Charging Stations ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Funding ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Natural Resources ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration