Press Release - ClearPath Action Statement on House W&M, E&C Budget Reconciliation Mark-ups

Washington, DC – May 14, 2025 – ClearPath Action released the following statement after the conclusion of the budget reconciliation mark-ups in the House Ways and Means and House Energy and Commerce Committees.

“President Trump’s energy dominance agenda and an American nuclear resurgence would be jeopardized if the de facto repeal of key energy credits and programs proposed in these mark-ups become law,” said ClearPath Action CEO Jeremy Harrell. “America’s innovators need all of the tools in the toolbox, including low-cost financing and tax incentives, in addition to faster permitting. We look forward to working with House and Senate Republicans to improve this legislation that lets America build more energy infrastructure of all kinds to meet rising demand.”

House and Senate Republicans have championed existing tax incentives, which are critical for American energy dominance.
  • Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), along with Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced H.R. 3291, the Certainty for Our Energy Future Act. The legislation preserves incentives for innovative, clean baseload technologies like advanced nuclear and next-generation geothermal, while phasing out incentives beginning in 2030 for mature technologies like wind and solar.
  • Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) highlighting the importance of maintaining existing incentives to support President Trump’s efforts to reshore manufacturing and secure supply chains.
  • Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sent a letter along with 26 House Republicans to House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) in support of energy tax credits for advanced nuclear deployment.
  • Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) sent a letter along with 20 House Republicans to House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) in which the Members stated [the energy credits] “would be jeopardized by premature credit phase outs or additional restrictive mechanisms such as limiting transferability.”
  • Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) sent a letter along with 11 House Republicans urging House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) to protect the Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit (ITC), Section 48E, and Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC), Section 45Y.
  • Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) sent a letter along with 5 House Republicans to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) urging the Committee “to maintain the manufacturing incentive known as Section 45X in its current form.”
  • Politico published a piece on May 13 titled, “Senate Republicans: House GOP's energy tax credit cuts won't work.” The following Senators were quoted:
    • Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) warned that Ways and Means' proposal to phase out technology-neutral clean electricity tax credits beginning in 2029 would kneecap newer technologies that Republicans favor, like advanced nuclear reactors and geothermal, that are not ready to be deployed at large scale. “They definitely need more time than that,” Cramer said. “It’s too short for truly new technologies. We’ll have to change that. I don’t think it’s fair to treat an emerging technology the same as a 30-year-old technology.”
    • Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, suggested the House GOP’s approach acts more like a “blanket” repeal of the credits. “I would expect that to change,” Capito said. “There has been job creation around these tax credits."
    • Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) agreed there will be “some change” to the tax credits and called the House GOP pitch a “starting point” to negotiations with Senate Republicans. Hoeven added he supports elements of the Ways and Means' bill that maintain the credits supporting carbon capture, while extending subsidies benefiting biofuels that are backed by the fossil fuel and agriculture industries.

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