S. 2118 · 117th Congress

Clean Energy for America Act

Introduced on Jun 17, 2021 by Ron Wyden (D-OR). 9 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jun 21, 2021): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 17, 2021
Cosponsors
9
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, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Air quality
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Aviation and airports
  • Building construction
  • Business investment and capital
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Coal
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
  • Income tax credits
  • Income tax deductions
  • Inflation and prices
  • Labor standards
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Motor fuels
  • Oil and gas
  • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
  • Securities
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Jun 17, 2021). Public domain.

Clean Energy for America Act

This bill provides for tax incentives for investments in clean electricity, clean transportation, energy efficiency, and the termination of certain provisions relating to oil, gas, and other fossil fuels.

Among other provisions, the bill

  • allows new tax credits for investment in clean energy facilities and for the production of electricity from clean energy and clean fuel;
  • allows a new tax credit for expenditures for clean energy property used in connection with a principal residence;
  • allows a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel;
  • allows an alternative motor vehicle tax credit for fuel cell motor vehicles, electric vehicles, and for refueling property;
  • allows a tax credit for the production of electricity from clean hydrogen;
  • extends for one year the second generation biofuel producer tax credit and the tax credit for alternative fuels;
  • modifies existing tax credits for energy efficient residential buildings, energy efficient home improvement expenditures, geothermal heat pumps, and the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings;
  • terminates certain provisions relating to oil, gas, and other fossil fuels;
  • requires that at least 15% of the total workforce labor hours be performed by qualified apprentices;
  • requires that projects receiving federal assistance comply with federal prevailing wage requirements; and
  • allows the issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities.

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 · 9

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

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 17, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 17, 2021 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Jun 21, 2021 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

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. HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC9 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLCAI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.