Continue investment in clean, renewable, and alternative energy sources to strengthen national security and the economy.

America needs continued investment in clean, renewable, and alternative energy sources. There is no silver bullet technology, but diverse sources of 21st century energy will make us safer and stronger.

Booker pledged continued investment in clean and alternative energy as a national security and economic priority.

Keeping America Secure | Cory Booker for US Senate
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The Senate roll call records H.R. 133 passing 92-6 on December 21, 2020, and lists Booker (D-NJ) as voting Yea.

Booker voted for the year-end appropriations law enacted during the 2015-2021 term he won in 2014.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 116th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 289 on H.R. 133
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GovInfo identifies Public Law 116-260 as H.R. 133, approved December 27, 2020, making consolidated appropriations for fiscal year 2021 and other purposes.

The bill Booker supported became law in the same Senate term, continuing federal appropriations including Department of Energy accounts and energy legislation.

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Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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Division Z is titled the Energy Act of 2020. Its table of contents includes efficiency programs, energy storage, renewable energy, and other Department of Energy research and deployment provisions.

The enacted law Booker voted for included a broad energy package that continued federal clean-energy and alternative-energy programs.

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Public Law 116-260, Division Z, Energy Act of 2020
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The Energy Act directed DOE to establish research, development, and demonstration programs for integrating renewable energy generation onto the electric grid and to address economic barriers to adoption.

This directly matches continued federal investment in renewable energy infrastructure and deployment capacity during Booker's 2015-2021 term.

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Public Law 116-260, Division Z, Energy Act of 2020
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The Senate roll call records H.R. 3684 passing 69-30 on August 10, 2021, and lists Booker (D-NJ) as voting Yea.

Booker later voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, another enacted vehicle for clean energy, grid, storage, and alternative fuel investments.

delivered later_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117th Congress, Vote 314, H.R. 3684
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The law includes Division D on energy, grid infrastructure and resiliency, regional clean hydrogen hubs, clean energy demonstrations on mine land, and $21.456 billion for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.

The enacted infrastructure law substantially expanded federal clean-energy and alternative-energy investment after Booker's original 2014 term.

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Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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The Senate roll call records H.R. 5376 passing 50-50 with the Vice President voting Yea, and lists Booker (D-NJ) as voting Yea.

Booker voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, the major later-term federal clean-energy investment law.

delivered later_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 325 on H.R. 5376
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The law created a clean electricity production credit and a clean electricity investment credit for qualified facilities and energy storage technology.

The enacted IRA provided direct federal tax incentives for renewable and clean electricity generation and storage, fulfilling the investment component in a later Senate term.

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Public Law 117-169 Text - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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The law established the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and appropriated $7 billion for grants, loans, financial assistance, and technical assistance to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

This is a concrete enacted clean-energy investment program supporting zero-emission technologies and community deployment after Booker's original term.

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Public Law 117-169 Text - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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The law amended energy efficient home improvement credits and created or extended residential clean energy credit provisions applying to property placed in service after specified dates.

The IRA continued and expanded federal consumer-side investment in clean and efficient energy, further supporting fulfillment in later federal service.

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Public Law 117-169 Text - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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