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S. 448

U.S. SenateIn Senate Committee

Summary

S. 448, the CIRCUIT Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 6, 2025 by Sen. Jerry Moran (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


Record

Text

S. 448 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb448/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S448 IS: Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act
U.S. Senate
2025-02-06
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 448 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Moran (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act or the CIRCUIT Act .
2.
Expansion of advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers
(a)
In general
Section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (L)(ii), by striking and at the end,
(B)
in subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and
(C)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(N)
in the case of any distribution transformer, an amount equal to 10 percent of the costs incurred by the taxpayer with respect to production of such transformer.
, and
(2)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(A)—
(i)
in clause (iv), by striking and at the end,
(ii)
in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following new clause:
(vi)
any distribution transformer.
, and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(7)
Distribution transformer
The term distribution transformer has the same meaning given such term under section 321(35) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6291(35) ).
.
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to components produced and sold after the date which is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 6, 2025

sb448/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/06/2025)

Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act or the CIRCUIT Act

This bill expands the advanced manufacturing production tax credit to include up to 10% of the cost to produce transformers that have an input voltage of 34.5 kilovolts or less, have an output voltage of 600 volts or less, and are rated for operation at a frequency of 60 hertz (i.e., distribution transformers).

As background, the advanced manufacturing production tax credit (part of the general business tax credit) allows a tax credit for certain component parts (e.g., battery cells, solar modules, and inverters) and critical minerals (e.g., aluminum, lithium, and nickel) that are produced in the United States or a U.S. possession and sold generally to an unrelated third party for use in clean energy equipment. (Some exceptions apply.)

Sponsors

Sen. Jerry Moran (R) sponsors S. 448, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 448 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 448 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 448 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 448, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 448 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • CIRCUIT Act — Display Title
  • CIRCUIT Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

29 clients hired 28 firms and 103 registered lobbyists who named S. 448 in 133 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Transportation, Homeland Security, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 29.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEGeneral business - investor owned electric utilitiesDistrict of Columbia313$410K
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONTrade association of electrical equipment manufacturersVirginia310$550K
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICOregon17
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (NEMA)NEMA is a trade assoc. representing electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturersVirginia16$260K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORSAssociation representing electrical parts distributors and manufacturersMissouri16$120K
CMS ENERGY CORPDistrict of Columbia16
DATA CENTER COALITIONTrade AssociationVirginia16
FIRSTENERGY CORPOhio16
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.Missouri16
XCEL ENERGY INCDistrict of Columbia16
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.Technology manufacturerNorth Carolina15$160K
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSDistrict of Columbia15
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INCCleveland-Cliffs Inc. is a producer of differentiated iron ore and steel products.Ohio15
PADRON CIGARSHand-crafted cigar manufacturerFlorida14$240K
HITACHI ENERGY USA INCNorth Carolina14
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.New York14
PUGET SOUND ENERGYWashington14
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTNon-profit electric utility firmCalifornia13$270K
TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONNon-profit regional service electric utility firmTennessee13$120K
UTAH ASSOCIATED MUNICIPAL POWER SYSTEMSPublic power firmUtah13$70K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 103.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$2.6M1st Quarter - Amendme…
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$2.3M4th Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$2M2nd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$2M3rd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2025 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2025 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Amendme…
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2026 first_quarter$960K1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 first_quarter$890K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2025 first_quarter$881.7K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$650K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report
FIRSTENERGY CORPFIRSTENERGY CORP2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
FIRSTENERGY CORPFIRSTENERGY CORP2025 first_quarter$550K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2025 second_quarter$535K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$515K4th Quarter - Report
DATA CENTER COALITIONDATA CENTER COALITION2026 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 448 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 448’s is Taxation.

s448/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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