Senate Finance Tax Title Goes Through ‘Byrd Bath’: Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough has initiated the Byrd Bath process for the Senate Finance Committee’s (SFC) tax title within the reconciliation package. Senate...more
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed its version of The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, the massive budget bill that contains significant provisions affecting tax credits for renewable energy project development. After...more
Under the Senate Finance Committee’s June 28th version of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill (the “Bill”), there are several limitations and requirements that would take effect based on the date a project begins construction. For...more
Over the weekend, the Senate released a revised draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, containing important revisions to clean energy tax credits and that, if passed, will impact the entire renewables industry. With this...more
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of the tax-related proposals (Senate Bill) for inclusion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). In line with the bill the House passed on May 22, 2025...more
Following our prior alert on the House Ways & Means Committee version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), the House passed its version of the OBBBA (“House Bill”) on May 22, 2025, and on June 17, 2025 the Senate...more
On June 16, 2025, the US Senate Committee on Finance released its legislative text (the “Senate Finance Committee version”) for the tax provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the budget reconciliation bill currently...more
The Senate Finance Committee recently released its own draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Bill) previously passed by the House as H.R. 1. Both the House and Senate versions of the Bill impose restrictions on...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
Most tax credits would be subject to early termination dates and phase-outs. The House bill would end the ability to sell tax credits for cash, but the Senate Finance Committee proposal would restore transferability. New...more
Senator Mike Crapo released draft text of the Senate Finance Committee’s version of the budget reconciliation bill on June 16. The Senate draft budget includes positives for the large-scale solar market, such as amending...more
On June 16, 2025, the United States Senate Committee on Finance released a reconciliation bill draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026), following its passage in the House of...more
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released the text of its version of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which would phase out the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48E and production tax credit (PTC)...more
In the afternoon of June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee (“SFC”) released its proposed legislative text of the tax title for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation...more
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) that would create a steep phase-out of renewable energy tax credits—notably, renewable energy companies would have to...more
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on June 16, 2025, released legislative text within its jurisdiction for inclusion in the Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. This is the Senate's response to the One Big...more
On July 27, 2022, only a few hours after the Senate approved a bipartisan semiconductor and technology package, Senator Manchin made a stunning and well-timed reversal of his prior position and confirmed his support for...more