{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3213", "House Passes Historic Legislation to Lower Costs for Families, Invest in Clean Energy Future", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Suzan K. DelBene", "D000617", "delbene.house.gov", "delbene", "https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, with the support of Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower costs for families, make historic investments in our clean energy future, and decrease the federal deficit.\n\nThe bill passed the Senate on Sunday and now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law. It was a top priority for the DelBene-led New Democrat Coalition and she was actively involved in shaping the legislation over the past year. The legislation includes DelBene\u2019s Clean Hydrogen Production and Investment Tax Credit Act which would spur the development of \u201cgreen\u201d and \u201cblue\u201d hydrogen and DelBene\u2019s Negate Emissions to Zero (NET Zero) Act, legislation that would substantially increase tax incentives to boost the developing direct air capture industry.\n\n\u201cToday is a historic day for American families, our seniors, and our economy. The Inflation Reduction Act is the culmination of a year of negotiating and the final product we are sending to President Biden will provide benefits that Americans will feel right away while making important investments in our clean energy future,\u201d said DelBene. \u201cTo anyone who says that Congress cannot do big or good things anymore, we proved them wrong today, again.\u201d\n\nThe Inflation Reduction Act:\n\nLowers prescription costs for seniors\n\nAllows Medicare to negotiate for cheaper prescription drugs.\n\nCaps seniors\u2019 out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs at $2,000 a year.\n\nReduces the cost of insulin for Medicare beneficiaries to $35 per month.\n\nProvides free recommended vaccines, including for COVID-19 and shingles.\n\nKeeps health insurance affordable for millions of families\n\nExtends Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies for an additional 3 years that have saved 13 million people an average of $800 a year on health coverage.\n\nMakes it more affordable to purchase energy-efficient products and enables the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030, the largest federal investment to combat climate change.\n\nUp to $7,500 credit for purchasing new electric vehicles and up to $4,000 credit for used ones.\n\nUp to 30% credit to install energy-saving products like heat pumps, battery storage, and solar panels.\n\nThis legislation will also:\n\nCreate an estimated 9 million good-paying jobs\n\nNot raise taxes on families making under $400,000 a year or on small businesses.\n\nLower the deficit by over $300 billion.\n\nInvest in IRS enforcement so the largest corporations and wealthiest individuals pay their fair share. The Treasury Department proactively said these resources will not increase audits on households making under $400,000 a year.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3213"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1112249922007322, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}