I will invest in a new energy economy with tax credits for renewable energy innovations to create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs.

Hillary J. Scholten · Michigan · Democratic

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Occurrences

I am proud to lead the charge to invest in a new energy economy with tax credits for renewable energy innovations to create good paying jobs while reducing our reliance on foreign oil and lowering the cost of energy for all of us.

Scholten commits to supporting a new energy economy through renewable-energy tax credits to create jobs and lower energy costs.

Energy and the Environment - Hillary Scholten for Congress
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Led a letter urging the President to address the energy affordability crisis and said tariffs and other policies are driving higher costs.

Scholten urged action on energy affordability and criticized tariffs and policies that raise costs, aligning with her existing commitment to lower energy costs through investment in a new energy economy.

Rep. Scholten Leads Letter Urging President Trump to Address Skyrocketing Energy Prices
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I am proud to lead the charge to invest in a new energy economy with tax credits for renewable energy innovations to create good paying jobs while reducing our reliance on foreign oil and lowering the cost of energy for all of us.

Scholten commits to investing in renewable energy tax credits and a new energy economy.

Priorities - Hillary Scholten for Congress
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Evidence

The official homepage's Latest News section shows June 15, 2026 items on a National Defense Authorization Act small-business provision and an HHS grant, plus a May 29, 2026 bill on hormone-health research. In the visible official feed, there is no energy- or renewable-tax-credit announcement within the lookback window.

No concrete delivery signal surfaced in the current official news feed during the lookback window; visible activity is on unrelated legislation and district funding.

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Representative Hillary Scholten |
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GovInfo lists Public Law 117-169, H.R. 5376, approved August 16, 2022, with legislative history showing House concurrence on August 12, 2022.

The main federal clean-energy tax-credit law matching the promise was enacted before Scholten began House service in 2023, so it cannot count as her full delivery.

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Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, GovInfo content details
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The enacted IRA text includes Energy Security provisions extending the renewable electricity production credit and creating clean electricity production and investment credits.

Official bill text confirms that federal renewable and clean-electricity tax credits were enacted, but timing places the major delivery before Scholten’s congressional term.

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Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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The House Clerk records H.R. 5376 passing on August 12, 2022 by 220 yeas to 207 nays; all Democratic votes were yea.

This confirms final House passage of the IRA before Scholten was a member, supporting partial policy fulfillment without candidate-attributable delivery.

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House Roll Call 420, H.R. 5376, August 12, 2022
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Scholten’s official press release archive lists a July 26, 2024 item celebrating a Department of Energy grant through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

This is related clean-energy innovation funding during her term, but it is a grant announcement rather than a Scholten-led renewable-energy tax-credit enactment.

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Rep. Scholten press releases, July 26, 2024 DOE grant item
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GovInfo lists Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, approved July 4, 2025, with legislative history showing House concurrence in the Senate amendment.

A later enacted law during Scholten’s service changed the clean-energy-credit landscape, so it is relevant to whether the promise was ultimately delivered or preserved.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, GovInfo content details
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The enacted H.R. 1 text lists provisions terminating or restricting clean vehicle, residential clean energy, clean hydrogen, clean electricity production, and clean electricity investment credits.

This official text shows Congress later curtailed several clean-energy tax credits, undercutting full fulfillment of a promise to invest through renewable-energy tax credits.

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Public Law 119-21 text, tax provisions ending clean-energy credits
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The House Clerk records H.R. 1 passing 218 to 214 on July 3, 2025; Scholten, Democrat of Michigan, voted No.

Scholten took a concrete vote against the enacted bill that terminated or restricted multiple clean-energy tax credits, showing effort to preserve credits but not successful delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

House Roll Call 190, H.R. 1, July 3, 2025
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Assessments

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Scholten’s stance and committee roles show ongoing support for clean-energy policy, but the main federal clean-energy tax credits were enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act before she entered Congress on January 3, 2023, so she does not get full credit for that outcome. I did not find evidence of a later Scholten-led enacted measure creating or extending renewable-energy tax credits, and the visible official news record does not show a concrete delivery event. That supports partial credit for advocacy and related congressional work, but not delivered.

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