Will require at least 50% of alternative compliance funds to be spent on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and storage projects in impacted communities.

Yvette D. Clarke · New York · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Establish an enforcement mechanism directing at least 50% of collected funds to renewable energy, energy efficiency, and storage projects in impacted communities.. Promised outcome: Impacted communities receive at least half of collected funds for renewable energy, efficiency, and storage investments.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House press release describing equity provisions in Clarke's reintroduced American Renewable Energy Act.

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The bill also seeks to ensure the equitable distribution of economic, health, and resiliency benefits of renewable energy deployment by establishing an enforcement mechanism that requires at least 50% of collected funds be spent on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and storage projects in impacted communities.

Clarke's legislation would direct at least half of collected compliance funds to clean energy, efficiency, and storage projects in impacted communities.

CLARKE, WELCH, VAN HOLLEN REINTRODUCE BICAMERAL BILL TO CREATE 70% RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE STANDARD BY 2036, SPEED U.S. CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
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Evidence

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impacted communities receive, or directly benefit from, at least 50 percent of the funds.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Section 3 would restrict alternative compliance payments to renewable electricity, storage, and energy efficiency, with at least half benefiting impacted communities. This proposed requirement documents legislative effort, not delivery.

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GovInfo: H.R. 10489 introduced text, section 3 — distributed generation requirements
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was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo identifies Clarke as sponsor and records introduction and committee referral on September 17, 2026. No enactment or implementation evidence was found for October 16–18, 2026; the commitment remains unresolved.

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H.R. 10489 (IH) - American Renewable Energy Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10489ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-18 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment seeks an enforceable 50% funding requirement, not merely bill introduction. Verified evidence 68287 documents committee referral, supporting legislative effort but no enacted requirement or attributable partial outcome. Evidence 68286 is unverified and excluded. No occurrence-specific deadline is documented, so the record supports unresolved as of October 18, 2026.

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