S. 448119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 6, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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S 448 adds a 10% tax credit for U.S. companies that manufacture distribution transformers, starting 90 days after the bill becomes law.
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This bill creates a new 10 percent tax credit for companies that manufacture distribution transformers inside the United States. Distribution transformers are the devices that reduce high-voltage electricity from power lines to the lower voltage used in homes and businesses. The credit is added to an existing program called the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, which already covers items like solar panels and battery components.
This directly affects U.S. companies that manufacture distribution transformers. Electric utilities and consumers could be indirectly affected, since the country currently has a significant backlog and shortage of these transformers.
Making domestic production more financially attractive could lead to more transformers being built in the U.S. rather than imported. Federal tax revenue would be reduced somewhat as a result of the new credit.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.