{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/department-treasury-implementing-congresswoman-scholtens-clean-energy-tax", "Department of Treasury is Implementing Congresswoman Scholten\u2019s Clean Energy Tax Credit Recommendation", "2024-12-13", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Hillary J. Scholten", "S001221", "scholten.house.gov", "scholten", "https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Congresswoman Hillary Scholten\u2019s proposed changes to the Department of Treasury\u2019s Section 48 tax credit have been incorporated into the Department\u2019s final rule. This clarified language is a boon for clean energy producers seeking to leverage agricultural operations to establish a green economy.\n\nAfter the passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a once-in-a-generation investment in our climate, Scholten noticed a shortcoming in the proposed rulemaking. To fix this, Scholten led a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Department to help farmers take advantage of this lucrative tax credit under Section 48.\n\nWith West Michigan agriculture leading on biogas production, Scholten called on Treasury to fully incentivize the development and use of lower-emissions energy produced from biogas. On December 4, 2024, Treasury issued its final rule, and the language reflects Scholten\u2019s call for proper incentives under the tax credit.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/department-treasury-implementing-congresswoman-scholtens-clean-energy-tax"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.343596890568733, "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"}