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.
I will invest in a new energy economy with tax credits for renewable energy innovations to create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs.
Occurrences
Led a letter urging the President to address the energy affordability crisis and said tariffs and other policies are driving higher costs.
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.
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.
GovInfo lists Public Law 117-169, H.R. 5376, approved August 16, 2022, with legislative history showing House concurrence on August 12, 2022.
The enacted IRA text includes Energy Security provisions extending the renewable electricity production credit and creating clean electricity production and investment credits.
The House Clerk records H.R. 5376 passing on August 12, 2022 by 220 yeas to 207 nays; all Democratic votes were yea.
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.
GovInfo lists Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, approved July 4, 2025, with legislative history showing House concurrence in the Senate amendment.
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.
The House Clerk records H.R. 1 passing 218 to 214 on July 3, 2025; Scholten, Democrat of Michigan, voted No.
Assessments
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.