S. 1298 · 117th Congress

Clean Energy for America Act

Introduced on Apr 22, 2021 by Ron Wyden (D-OR). 33 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Apr 22, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 22, 2021
Cosponsors
33
0 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean energy.

Subjects

  • Air quality
  • Alaska
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Building construction
  • Business investment and capital
  • Capital gains tax
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Coal
  • Cooperative and condominium housing
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
  • Income tax credits
  • Income tax deductions
  • Industrial facilities
  • Inflation and prices
  • Labor standards
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Motor fuels
  • Nuclear power
  • Oil and gas
  • Pipelines
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
  • Securities
  • Taxation of foreign income
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Apr 22, 2021). Public domain.

Clean Energy for America Act

This bill provides tax incentives for investment in clean electricity, clean transportation, clean fuel production, energy efficiency, and sets forth workforce development requirements for the energy sector.

The bill also terminates certain fossil fuel provisions and requires contractors on federal energy projects to ensure that not less than 15% of total labor hours be performed by qualified apprentices.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ron WydenD-ORSponsor

Democrats · 32

Independents · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 22, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. BMW of North America, LLC5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC$37.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Air Liquide USA LLC1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.