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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6474

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the meaning and eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity investment credit rates.

Sponsor
RDan Newhouse· Washington
Introduced
December 4, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.December 4, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6474 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6474

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the meaning and 
eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased 
renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity 
investment credit rates.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 4, 2025

Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, and Ms. Tenney) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the meaning and 
eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased 
renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity 
investment credit rates.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF MEANING AND ELIGIBILITY OF ENERGY COMMUNITIES 
FOR PURPOSES OF INCREASED RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY 
PRODUCTION AND INCREASED CLEAN ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT 
CREDIT RATES.

(a) Increased Renewable Electricity Production Credit Rate.--
Section 45(b)(11)(B)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting ``or non-metropolitan statistical area'' after ``a 
metropolitan statistical area''.
(b) Increased Clean Electricity Investment Credit Rate.--Section 
48E(a)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking ``, as applied 
without regard to clause (iv) thereof''.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) Increased renewable electricity production credit 
rate.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
as if included in section 70512(f)(1) of Public Law 119-21.
(2) Increased clean electricity investment credit rate.--
The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if 
included in section 70512(f)(2) of Public Law 119-21.
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