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WASHINGTON DC (07/01/2025) – This morning, the U.S. Senate passed H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The bill will now return to the House of Representatives where a vote is expected on Wednesday. Notably, the final Senate version of the bill […]
WASHINGTON, DC (6/28/25) – The Senate may begin voting as soon as today on a revised version of H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In May, the House passed this legislation, prioritizing energy security and affordability by eliminating most of the costly green energy subsidies and wasteful green grants to outside organizations. American Energy […]
WASHINGTON DC (6/24/25) – Today, the American Energy Alliance launched a six-figure advocacy initiative in Utah, Alaska, Idaho, and the District of Columbia. The ads target key Senators in the debate over eliminating the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) energy subsidies in the reconciliation bill. In May, the House passed the “Big, Beautiful” reconciliation bill, prioritizing energy […]
On Monday, June 23rd a coalition of twenty-six individuals and organizations dedicated to preserving free markets and putting taxpayers and consumers first, led by the American Energy Alliance, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to encourage Congress to uphold his campaign commitment to eliminate all remaining energy subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which […]
A major flaw in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is that there is effectively no cap on the tax subsidies that President Biden provides to his favorite “green” technologies. Despite more than four decades of subsidies for wind and solar technologies, the IRA continues to subsidize these technologies as if they were still emerging, which they are […]
The first major legislation House Republicans passed under Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership would cut billions of dollars in green subsidies for energy efficiency upgrades included in President Biden’s climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. The $58 billion measure, which funds the Energy Department and other agencies, rescinds more than $5.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act, including a $4.5 […]
First Solar, an Arizona-based solar-panel manufacturer, expects to receive as much as $710 million this year—nearly 90 percent of its expected operating profit—from federal subsidies meant to encourage domestic renewable energy production. Those incentives could be worth more than $10 billion for the company over the next decade. The incentives were approved by a Democratic Congress and President Biden last year […]
The Federal government has already spent well over $100 billion on renewable credits for electricity production since their enactment three decades ago, and the “Inflation Reduction Act” will cost taxpayers another $98 billion. The proposed bill is full of incentives for renewable energy technologies, chief among an extension of wind and solar tax credits significantly increasing […]
The White House unveiled a framework to provide $5 billion to states to expand their electric vehicle charging networks toward President Biden’s promise to build 500,000 charging stations by the end of the decade to help achieve his goal of having half of all new vehicle sales by 2030 be electric. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has […]
The House Committee on Agriculture hosted a hearing on Wednesday, January 12, on the needed infrastructure and possible impediments to electric vehicle adoption in rural America. At issue is what policies would incentivize rural electric vehicle penetration and at what cost, and, whether subsidizing electric vehicle use in rural America would make a significant difference […]