H.R. 310 (119th)Bill Overview

Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act

Taxation|Taxation
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

The bill repeals a set of federal tax credits in Subpart D of the Internal Revenue Code, including sections 45, 45J, 45Q, 45U, 45V, 45X, 45Y and sections 48, 48A–48E, and makes numerous conforming amendments throughout the Code. It also amends the general business credit and several related provisions to remove references to those credits.

Why people may split

Climate vs market freedom: left stresses emissions; right stresses subsidy removal.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly-specified substantive tax-law change that directly repeals numerous energy-related tax credit provisions and includes thorough conforming edits and a clear effective date.

The bill repeals a set of federal tax credits in Subpart D of the Internal Revenue Code, including sections 45, 45J, 45Q, 45U, 45V, 45X, 45Y and sections 48, 48A–48E, and makes numerous conforming amendments throughout the Code.

It also amends the general business credit and several related provisions to remove references to those credits.

The changes apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Passage20/100

Substantial rollback of widely used incentives with strong stakeholder opposition and no compromise features makes enactment unlikely absent major political shifts.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly-specified substantive tax-law change that directly repeals numerous energy-related tax credit provisions and includes thorough conforming edits and a clear effective date. It is strong on statutory specificity and integration with existing Code structure but minimal on explanatory, fiscal, transitional, and oversight elements.

Contention78/100

Climate vs market freedom: left stresses emissions; right stresses subsidy removal.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesReduces federal outlays by eliminating annual tax expenditures for energy credits.
  • Potential benefitSimplifies aspects of the tax code by removing many specialized energy credit provisions.
  • Potential benefitLowers administrative burdens tied to managing and auditing multiple energy tax credits.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenLikely reduces near-term investment in renewable energy and clean-technology projects dependent on credits.
  • Potential burdenMay cause job losses in construction, manufacturing, and installation tied to renewable projects.
  • Potential burdenCould increase greenhouse gas emissions relative to continued credit-supported clean energy deployment.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Climate vs market freedom: left stresses emissions; right stresses subsidy removal.
Progressive5%

Likely strongly opposed.

Repealing major renewable, clean-energy, and carbon-capture tax credits undermines federal climate policy and incentives for low-carbon investment.

They will view this as a rollback of recent clean energy support and a threat to emissions reductions, jobs, and consumer energy costs.

Likely resistant
Centrist40%

Mixed, leaning toward concern.

Appreciates reducing targeted tax expenditures and simplifying the code, but worries about economic disruptions, energy reliability, and near-term price effects.

Would favor measured, evidence-driven approaches such as phased repeal or analysis of fiscal and market impacts.

Split reaction
Conservative80%

Generally supportive.

Views repeal as removing government subsidies and allowing energy markets to allocate investment without tax preferences.

Sees this as consistent with smaller government, fewer corporate tax expenditures, and fiscal restraint.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood20/100

Substantial rollback of widely used incentives with strong stakeholder opposition and no compromise features makes enactment unlikely absent major political shifts.

Scope and complexity
86%
Scopesweeping
86%
Complexityhigh
Why this could stall
  • Absent official cost/CBO estimate
  • Intensity and coordination of industry lobbying responses
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Climate vs market freedom: left stresses emissions; right stresses subsidy removal.

Substantial rollback of widely used incentives with strong stakeholder opposition and no compromise features makes enactment unlikely absen…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly-specified substantive tax-law change that directly repeals numerous energy-related tax credit provisions and includes thorough conforming edits and a cle…

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