119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 8, 2025
Certainty for Our Energy Future Act
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Latest action (May 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 8, 2025)
Certainty for Our Energy Future Act
This bill terminates federal tax credits for certain investments in and the production of electricity using wind and solar energy. The bill also prohibits certain entities connected with China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from claiming various energy-related federal tax incentives.
The bill terminates the federal clean electricity investment tax credit and the federal clean electricity production tax credit for investments in and electricity produced by a facility (1) used to generate electricity using wind or solar energy, and (2) for which construction begins after 2030.
The bill also prohibits an entity that is created or organized under the laws of or controlled by the government of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea, or an entity controlled by one or more of such entities, from claiming the federal tax credits for
• alternative fuel vehicle refueling property,
• second-generation biofuel,
• biodiesel fuel,
• sustainable aviation fuel,
• renewable electricity production,
• carbon sequestration,
• zero-emission nuclear power production,
• clean hydrogen production,
• clean commercial vehicles,
• advanced manufacturing production,
• clean electricity production,
• clean fuel production,
• investments in energy property,
• advanced energy projects,
• clean electricity investment,
• biodiesel mixtures,
• alternative fuel, or
• alternative fuel mixtures.
Further, such entities are prohibited from claiming the federal tax deduction for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings.
Finally, such entities are not entitled to a credit or refund of federal excise taxes paid on biodiesel, alternative fuel, or sustainable aviation fuel mixtures produced by the entities.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…siliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, enhance the health of the Nations rivers and associated wildlife habitats, and for other purposes. H.R. 3291, the Certainty for our Energy Future Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the clean electricity production credit and clean electricity…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…siliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, enhance the health of the Nations rivers and associated wildlife habitats, and for other purposes. H.R. 3291, the Certainty for our Energy Future Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the clean electricity production credit and clean electricity…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…siliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, enhance the health of the Nations rivers and associated wildlife habitats, and for other purposes. H.R. 3291, the Certainty for our Energy Future Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the clean electricity production credit and clean electricity…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…siliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, enhance the health of the Nations rivers and associated wildlife habitats, and for other purposes. H.R. 3291, the Certainty for our Energy Future Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the clean electricity production credit and clean electricity…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…siliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, enhance the health of the Nations rivers and associated wildlife habitats, and for other purposes. H.R. 3291, the Certainty for our Energy Future Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the clean electricity production credit and clean electricity…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3291 - Certainty for Our Energy Future Act General clean energy tax credit advocacy
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rovisions and amendments related to clean energy including tax credits and foreign entities of concern; H.R.2838, the Ending Intermittent Energy Subsidies Act; H.R.3291, the Certainty for Our Energy Future Act; S.1721, the Energy Freedom Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 11, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…siliency and reliability of the United States electric grid, enhance the health of the Nations rivers and associated wildlife habitats, and for other purposes. H.R. 3291, the Certainty for our Energy Future Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the clean electricity production credit and clean electricity…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing