September 03, 2025

House Republicans Block New Dem Amendments to Expose Trump’s Energy Price Hikes

New Dem Members submitted nine amendments to House Republicans’ partisan Energy & Water Development appropriations bill

Today, New Democrat Coalition Environment, Climate, & Clean Energy Working Group Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) issued a statement after House Republicans blocked nine New Dem amendments from being made in order to the Energy & Water Development appropriations bill.

The New Dem amendments would direct the Department of Energy to conduct studies on how Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill would raise consumer utility bills after repealing key energy tax credits that lower the price of producing and delivering energy. The amendments were offered by Working Group Chair Scott Peters, Vice Chair for Policy Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Freshman Leadership Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), and New Dem Reps. Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Josh Riley (NY-19), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), and Derek Tran (CA-45).

Working Group Chair Scott Peters issued the following statement on the New Dem amendments:

“Every month Americans across the country are seeing their electric bills increase, and House Republicans are doing nothing to lower costs. Instead, they are fueling an energy affordability crisis in America and trying to sweep it under the rug.

“Their bill eliminates programs that accelerate much-needed clean energy production and lower prices for consumers, threatening the American people with more price hikes on their utility bills. And last night, they blocked our efforts to expose their betrayal and help hardworking Americans.

“This is just the latest example of the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans incentivizing outdated and expensive fossil fuels over the affordable energy sources of the future. New Dems will continue working to oppose Republicans’ backwards agenda and advance commonsense policies that help build the clean energy infrastructure we need to power the economy, lower prices, and cut through red tape to accelerate development.”

You can find a full list of the blocked amendments below: 

  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s changes to the Clean Electricity Production credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s changes to the Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s changes to the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills, and what the net job impact would be to manufacturers utilizing the credit.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s changes to the Zero-emission Nuclear Power Production Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s repeal of the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s repeal of the New Energy Efficiency Home Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Nellie Pou (NJ-09) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s repeal of the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
  • Amendment to H.R. 4553 offered by Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) to direct a study on whether the Big Ugly Bill’s repeal of the Resident Clean Energy Tax Credit would positively or negatively impact the average consumer's energy bills.
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