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S. 1068: Clean Energy for America Act

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S. 1068: Clean Energy for America Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-08 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Clean Energy for America Act

Plain summary

Clean Energy for America Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify or replace several existing energy-related tax incentives to provide consolidated tax deductions and credits for the production of or investment in clean electricity, the production of clean transportation fuels, and energy efficient homes and commercial buildings. The new tax incentives are technology-neutral and the amounts of the credits or deductions vary based on the levels of carbon emissions for the incentives for electricity and fuels or energy efficiency in the case of the incentives for energy efficient homes and commercial buildings. The bill also establishes tax credits for certain bonds issued by a governmental body, a public power provider, or a cooperative electric company for facilities producing clean electricity or clean transportation fuels. The bill phases out the new tax incentives when annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States have been reduced by at least 35%. In order to provide for a transition period for the new tax incentives, the bill temporarily extends several existing energy-related tax provisions. With respect to the existing qualifying advanced energy project credit, the Department of the Treasury must establish an additional qualifying advanced energy project program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits.

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Official text

Clean Energy for America Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Bond
A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s1068 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115