The bill would support renewable energy by restoring clean energy tax credits that were eliminated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as well as reinstating clean energy-related grants that were nixed by the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation during the Trump administration.
Restore clean energy tax credits and reinstate clean energy-related grants.
Occurrences
My amendment would block these payouts for the next fiscal year so that we in Congress and the American people can understand the legal authority under which these deals are being struck and the full impact that these cancellations will have on grid reliability and costs for our constituents.
Reinstating tax credits for home and system-wide energy improvements that were ended by President Trump and congressional Republicans
Reinstating tax credits for home and system-wide energy improvements that were ended by President Trump and congressional Republicans
The Energy Bills Relief Act will: Restore the historic tax credits for clean energy that Congress enacted in 2022 and revoked in 2025.
Evidence
A federal court overturned an IRS restriction and restored the prior 5% safe-harbor standard for some wind and solar projects, which makes certain clean-energy tax credits easier to claim. The ruling is limited and could still be appealed.
Sections 70505, 70506, 70512, and 70513 terminate the energy efficient home improvement credit, residential clean energy credit, and the clean electricity production and investment credits for wind and solar facilities.
Sections 60006, 60013, and 60016 rescind unobligated balances for the low emissions electricity program, greenhouse gas air pollution plans and implementation grants, and environmental and climate justice block grants.
A federal judge ruled that the administration unlawfully canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in 16 states, finding the grants had been terminated illegally and that the funds were for battery plants, hydrogen projects, grid upgrades, and carbon capture work.
A federal court ruling reinstated the old 5% cost threshold for some wind and solar projects after striking down an IRS rule that had required physical construction by July 4, but the reporting noted the ruling could still be appealed.
Assessments
The promise was not fully delivered. The strongest evidence shows that major clean-energy tax credits and related grant pools were later cut or rescinded by enacted federal law in 2025, which moved policy in the opposite direction. Subsequent court rulings in 2026 partially restored access to some wind and solar tax credits and blocked cancellation of some clean-energy grants, but those were limited, litigation-driven outcomes rather than a broad restoration and reinstatement attributable to Mike Levin. Under federal candidate-credit rules, that supports partial credit at most, with later-term timing.
A federal court ruling restored access to some clean-energy tax credits for certain wind and solar projects, but the relief was limited, could still be appealed, and did not reinstate the broader grants component of the promise. The evidence does not show Mike Levin directly authored, sponsored, or materially advanced this outcome, so this is partial credit rather than full delivery.