On Feb. 12, 2026, the IRS released interim guidance in the form of IRS Notice 2026-15 (the Notice), on the new prohibited foreign entity (PFE) regime and its material assistance cost ratio (MACR) test applicable to clean...more
3/9/2026
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On Jan. 15, 2026, President Trump announced his “Great Healthcare Plan.” The plan focuses on four priority areas: lowering drug prices, lowering insurance premiums, holding big insurers accountable and maximizing price...more
2/13/2026
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On Dec. 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order asserting broad federal authority over the regulation of artificial intelligence and directing federal agencies to take steps to discourage, challenge or override...more
1/28/2026
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On Dec. 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all 50 states would receive funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is mandated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act....more
1/28/2026
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On Nov. 12, 2025, the president signed into law three appropriations bills to partially fund the government for the rest of fiscal year 2026 through Sept. 30, 2026, and a continuing resolution to fund the rest of the...more
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On Nov. 10, 2025, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-AR, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, released a bipartisan discussion draft to establish a federal framework for regulating spot digital...more
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the annual bill to authorize funding, policies and programs for the U.S. national security enterprise. The NDAA sets the topline defense budget with program-by-program...more
11/7/2025
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On Aug. 15, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-42 addressing the beginning of construction for wind and solar facilities under Section 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The...more
8/18/2025
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Wind Power
On July 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources.” The EO directs the U.S. Department of the Treasury to issue new...more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law, which scales back renewable energy tax provisions. The final bill did, however, contain more favorable renewable energy tax provisions...more
7/8/2025
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On July 3, 2025, after a tumultuous week, the Senate and House passed a version of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act that contains the most favorable renewable energy credit provisions in any iteration of the bill....more
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released the text of its version of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which would phase out the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48E and production tax credit (PTC)...more
On May 29, 2025, President Trump sent a $9.4 billion rescissions request to Congress, which House Majority Leader introduced as H.R. 4. This package would cancel funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S....more
6/18/2025
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USAID
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, contains a provision that would modify the excise tax paid by certain private colleges and universities on net investment...more
The GENIUS Act: Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins -
On May 20, 2025, the Senate cleared procedural obstacles to consider the GENIUS Act on the Senate floor. Originally introduced on Feb. 4, by Senator Bill Hagerty,...more
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade declared key tariffs implemented by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) unconstitutional. The ruling directly impacts...more
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation package, commonly referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” by a vote of 215-214....more
5/27/2025
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On May 22, 2025, the House passed an amended version of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which would make the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48E and production tax credit (PTC) under Section 45Y unavailable for...more
On May 14, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee passed their section of the budget reconciliation bill that is commonly referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” following a markup. No further amendments were added to...more
The United States and the Republic of China announced a significant step toward easing longstanding trade tensions, with both nations agreeing to lower a series of tariffs imposed during the ongoing trade dispute. The...more
On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of the Republican-sponsored 2025 tax bill, which addresses a number of renewable and clean energy tax credit matters previously extended in the Inflation...more
As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...more
On Jan. 16, 2025, a 51-page document attributed to the House Budget Committee was released with policy options and associated budgetary impacts for congressional committees to consider as they work through the reconciliation...more
2/5/2025
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Tax Credits
On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration imposed long-expected tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China through the issuance of three executive orders (“EOs”). While some recent reporting suggested that...more
As he enters his second week in office, President Donald Trump is forecasting a desire to implement a muscular trade policy leaning heavily on the imposition of tariffs—potentially on a global basis—as a means of extracting...more