Expand public financing and private investment in clean energy, clean transportation, and climate-affected communities through the National Climate Bank.

I have introduced the National Climate Bank of 2019. Establishing the bank will serve as an important implementation tool to achieve this goal by publicly financing and stimulating private investments in clean, renewable energy projects, clean transportation, and support communities most effected by climate change.

Commits to a climate bank that finances clean-energy and transportation projects.

Environment & Climate Change | Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
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Rep. Debbie Dingell introduced H.R. 5416, the National Climate Bank Act. Congress.gov summarizes the bill as establishing a nonprofit National Climate Bank to finance renewable energy projects, industrial decarbonization, climate resilient infrastructure, zero-emission fleets, and similar projects. The bill status on Congress.gov remained Introduced.

Dingell proposed the National Climate Bank, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction in the 116th Congress.

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H.R.5416 - National Climate Bank Act
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Dingell's office said she introduced legislation establishing a National Climate Bank to publicly finance and stimulate private investment in clean, renewable energy and emissions reduction projects, including clean transportation and communities most affected by climate change.

Official campaign-style messaging shows Dingell actively advanced the National Climate Bank concept and its financing goals.

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Dingell Leads House Bill to Establish a National Climate Bank to Finance the Clean Economy Transition
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 5376 became Public Law No. 117-169 on August 16, 2022. The law is the Inflation Reduction Act, which enacted the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and related climate-finance provisions rather than a standalone National Climate Bank.

The financing idea reached law through the Inflation Reduction Act, but via a different statutory vehicle than the named National Climate Bank.

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H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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EPA announced selections for $20 billion in grant awards under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. EPA said these programs will create a national clean financing network for clean energy and climate solutions and mobilize private capital, including benefits for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

The federal climate-finance structure envisioned by Dingell was operationalized through EPA grant programs that leverage public money to attract private capital.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Billion in Grants to Mobilize Private Capital and Deliver Clean Energy and Climate Solutions to Communities Across America
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Dingell's office stated that funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund stems from National Climate Bank provisions authored by Dingell, Van Hollen, and Markey and included within the Inflation Reduction Act. The release says the funding launch would spur clean energy projects nationwide and catalyze private investment.

Dingell publicly tied the enacted GGRF funding to the earlier National Climate Bank proposal, indicating partial realization of the promise through IRA implementation.

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Dingell, Van Hollen, Markey Join Administration in Announcing Funding Launch of the National Climate Bank Network | Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
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EPA said it obligated $27 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants and that the National Clean Investment Fund, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, and Solar for All together will create a national financing network for clean energy and climate solutions across the country.

By 2024, the federal government had launched and funded the clean-finance network that resembles the proposed National Climate Bank model.

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EPA Awards $27B in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants to Accelerate Clean Energy Solutions, Combat the Climate Crisis, and Save Families Money
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