I am a strong supporter of free market solutions that protect our environment and innovate our economy to make renewable and clean energy as affordable as, and ultimately cheaper than, traditional energy sources for American families.
Carlos A. Gimenez will support free-market policies that protect the environment and make renewable and clean energy as affordable as, and ultimately cheaper than, traditional energy sources.
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Evidence
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Gimenez's office reported that the House passed H.R. 8631, the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, introduced by Gimenez. His floor statement described battery technology as powering homes and businesses and said the bill was intended to protect critical supply chains and spur domestic production of critical materials.
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The House Clerk records May 22, 2025 passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Act, by 215-214, and lists Gimenez, Republican of Florida, voting Yea. Official IRS implementation guidance for Public Law 119-21 says the law accelerated expiration of several clean-energy and efficiency credits, including clean vehicle, residential clean energy, alternative-fuel refueling, and energy-efficient home credits.
Assessments
Gimenez materially advanced a same-term clean-energy-adjacent policy by introducing H.R. 8631 and securing House passage in 2024; the bill targeted battery supply-chain security and domestic production, which is relevant to clean-energy infrastructure. But the record does not show that this made renewable or clean energy as affordable as, or cheaper than, traditional energy sources. His later 2025 vote for H.R. 1, which accelerated expiration of multiple clean-energy and efficiency tax credits, also weighs against full fulfillment of the affordability and environmental-protection promise. Overall, this merits partial credit for effort and related legislative action, not full delivery.