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Das: Congress will preserve parts of IRA with a scalpel approach

Tanya Das · The ‘third inning’ of the energy transition [partner content] · Dec 4, 2024 · at 7:19

Tanya Das of the Bipartisan Policy Center analyzes how the incoming Congress and Trump administration may approach altering the Inflation Reduction Act.

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“And so because of the direct connections between the clean energy investments that are happening and the locations in the country and where, where that's happening, I think we're going to see Some continuation of IRA. And we've heard this phrase thrown around, scalpel, not sledgehammer.”

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The claim, plainly

Tanya Das predicts that Congress will retain parts of the Inflation Reduction Act using targeted adjustments rather than completely dismantling it.

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Assessment

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the FY2025 Reconciliation Act (Public Law 119-21) passed by the 119th Congress. As analyzed by the Congressional Research Service, the Sabin Center, and RSM US, the law executed targeted modifications, accelerated phaseouts, and selective repeals (such as ending consumer EV credits) while preserving and modifying core Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax provisions, including Sections 45Y, 48E, and 45Z, as well as direct pay and transferability mechanisms. Congress adjusted rather than completely dismantled the IRA framework, directly fulfilling the prediction.

Enactment of Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025, which amended rather than completely repealed the Inflation Reduction Act.
CRS Insights IN12624 and IN12625 (December 2025) confirming that P.L. 119-21 retained and modified key clean electricity and fuel production credits (Sections 45Y, 48E, and 45Z) and transferability rules.
Analyses by the Sabin Center and RSM US documenting selective rescissions and adjustments rather than a wholesale repeal of the IRA clean energy framework.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] ey.com [3] everycrsreport.com [4] iratracker.org [5] taxfoundation.org [6] rsmus.com [7] everycrsreport.com

Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits Congress repeal 2025 2026 119th Congress Inflation Reduction Act repeal reconciliation tax credits 2025 2026 IRA clean energy tax credits reconciliation bill 2025 2026

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