Expanding investment in renewable energy is critical to cutting carbon emissions and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Support expanding investment in renewable energy to cut carbon emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
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Evidence
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Roll Call 420 on H.R. 5376 was held August 12, 2022, on concurring in the Senate amendment; status passed 220-207. The vote list records Rep. Carson, Democrat, Indiana, voting Yea.
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Congress.gov summarizes Public Law 119-21 as terminating multiple energy-related federal tax credits, including the residential clean energy tax credit, clean vehicle credits, clean electricity production tax credit for wind and solar facilities placed into service after December 31, 2027, and clean electricity investment credit for certain wind and solar property after that date.
Assessments
Carson materially supported the promised federal clean-energy investment by voting Yea on final House passage of H.R. 5376 on August 12, 2022; it passed 220-207 and became the Inflation Reduction Act, a major same-term expansion of renewable-energy and climate incentives. However, Public Law 119-21 later terminated or shortened several clean-energy tax credits, including residential clean energy, clean vehicle, and wind/solar clean electricity credits. Because Carson delivered a major version of the promised outcome but later federal law partially rolled it back, the best current rating is partial rather than fully delivered.