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Democrats Urge Extension of Clean Energy Tax Incentives

NOV. 6, 2019

Democrats Urge Extension of Clean Energy Tax Incentives

DATED NOV. 6, 2019
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Finkenauer, Abby
    Horn, Kendra
    Axne, Rep. Cynthia "Cindy"
    Craig, Rep. Angie Dawn
    Cleaver, Rep. Emanuel
    Thompson, Rep. Bennie G.
    Bustos, Rep. Cheri
    Brindisi, Anthony
    Peterson, Collin C.
    Cox, TJ
    Gabbard, Tulsi
    Courtney, Rep. Joe
    Himes, Rep. James A.
    Loebsack, David
    Roybal-Allard, Rep. Lucille
    Cicilline, Rep. David N.
    DeLauro, Rep. Rosa L.
    Gallego, Rep. Ruben
    Stevens, Rep. Haley M.
    Langevin, Rep. James R.
    Kilmer, Rep. Derek
    Rose, Max
    Casten, Rep. Sean
    Foster, Rep. Bill
    Hayes, Rep. Jahana
    McAdams, Ben
    Kelly, Rep. Robin L.
    O'Halleran, Rep. Tom
    Pappas, Rep. Chris
    Kuster, Rep. Ann M.
    Correa, Rep. J. Luis
    Gottheimer, Rep. Josh
    Tonko, Rep. Paul
    Larsen, Rep. Rick
    Schakowsky, Rep. Janice D.
    Rush, Rep. Bobby L.
    Luján, Sen. Ben Ray
    Wilson, Rep. Frederica S.
    Garamendi, Rep. John
    DeFazio, Rep. Peter A.
  • Institutional Authors
    U.S. House of Representatives
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Industry Groups
    Energy
  • Jurisdictions
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    2019-42273
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2019 TNTF 216-41

November 6, 2019

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
U.S. House of Representatives
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515

The Honorable Richard Neal
Chairman
House Committee on Ways & Means
1102 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Neal,

As the year draws to a close, we respectfully urge you to find a path forward for the expired clean energy tax incentives that have lapsed in recent years. Extending the biodiesel, alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and second generation biofuel producer tax credits are especially important to the regions we represent. Their extension is not only a step towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and would supplement California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) with national incentives for renewable fuel, but also would bring much-needed relief to those that counted on these incentives.

Participants up and down the supply chain are experiencing hardship as a result of this lengthy lapse in the credits. At least nine biodiesel refining plants have already closed or significantly reduced production, and suppliers of seed, fertilizer and even farm machinery have experienced a precipitous drop in demand and layoffs are occurring as a result. Last, but certainly not least, farmers have lost significant demand for biofuels feedstock at a time when they are coping with hardship created by other federal policies.

In June, the Ways and Means Committee favorably reported legislation that extends these lapsed energy provisions through 2020. We applaud this progress and hope to build on this work to move forward with a legislative package that includes the credits. While we recognize the financial constraints in addressing the tax incentives, continuing to delay their extension has real consequences for the industries that use the credits and have been unable to plan as a result of this uncertainty.

The biodiesel, alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and second generation biofuel producer tax credits benefit our nation's energy security, economy, and environment. While Congress has much to address before the end of the legislative session, we ask that these important credits be extended.

Sincerely,

Abby Finkenauer
Member of Congress

Kendra S. Horn
Member of Congress

Cindy Axne
Member of Congress

Angie Craig
Member of Congress

Emanuel Cleaver, II
Member of Congress

Bennie Thompson
Member of Congress

Cherri Bustos
Member of Congress

Anthony Brindisi
Member of Congress

Collin C. Peterson
Member of Congress

TJ Cox
Member of Congress

Tulsi Gabbard
Member of Congress

Joe Courtney
Member of Congress

Jim Himes
Member of Congress

Dave Loebsack
Member of Congress

Lucille Roybal-Allard
Member of Congress

David N. Cicilline
Member of Congress

Rosa L. DeLauro
Member of Congress

Ruben Gallego
Member of Congress

Haley M. Stevens
Member of Congress

James R. Langevin
Member of Congress

Derek Kilmer
Member of Congress

Max Rose
Member of Congress

Sean Casten
Member of Congress

Bill Foster
Member of Congress

Jahana Hayes
Member of Congress

Ben McAdams
Member of Congress

Robin L. Kelly
Member of Congress

Tom O'Halleran
Member of Congress

Chris Pappas
Member of Congress

Ann McLane Kuster
Member of Congress

J. Luis Correa
Member of Congress

Josh Gottheimer
Member of Congress

Paul D. Tonko
Member of Congress

Rick Larsen
Member of Congress

Jan Schakowsky
Member of Congress

Bobby L. Rush
Member of Congress

Ben Ray Lujan
Member of Congress

Frederica S. Wilson
Member of Congress

John Garamendi
Member of Congress

Peter A. DeFazio
Member of Congress

DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Finkenauer, Abby
    Horn, Kendra
    Axne, Rep. Cynthia "Cindy"
    Craig, Rep. Angie Dawn
    Cleaver, Rep. Emanuel
    Thompson, Rep. Bennie G.
    Bustos, Rep. Cheri
    Brindisi, Anthony
    Peterson, Collin C.
    Cox, TJ
    Gabbard, Tulsi
    Courtney, Rep. Joe
    Himes, Rep. James A.
    Loebsack, David
    Roybal-Allard, Rep. Lucille
    Cicilline, Rep. David N.
    DeLauro, Rep. Rosa L.
    Gallego, Rep. Ruben
    Stevens, Rep. Haley M.
    Langevin, Rep. James R.
    Kilmer, Rep. Derek
    Rose, Max
    Casten, Rep. Sean
    Foster, Rep. Bill
    Hayes, Rep. Jahana
    McAdams, Ben
    Kelly, Rep. Robin L.
    O'Halleran, Rep. Tom
    Pappas, Rep. Chris
    Kuster, Rep. Ann M.
    Correa, Rep. J. Luis
    Gottheimer, Rep. Josh
    Tonko, Rep. Paul
    Larsen, Rep. Rick
    Schakowsky, Rep. Janice D.
    Rush, Rep. Bobby L.
    Luján, Sen. Ben Ray
    Wilson, Rep. Frederica S.
    Garamendi, Rep. John
    DeFazio, Rep. Peter A.
  • Institutional Authors
    U.S. House of Representatives
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Industry Groups
    Energy
  • Jurisdictions
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    2019-42273
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2019 TNTF 216-41
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