[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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