American Climate, Coastal & Community Resilience Act
Fight wildfires, protect coastlines, build clean energy, and put cash back in your pocket — all while creating good-paying jobs and not adding a penny to the national debt.
💵 Cash Back for Every American Family
75% of carbon fee money goes straight back to you as quarterly dividend checks
Every adult citizen and legal resident gets an equal share. It's not taxed as income, and it doesn't affect food stamps or other benefits. The money comes straight from companies that pollute — and goes straight into your bank account.
💰 Tax Credits & Rebates
Real money back for homeowners, businesses, and workers
Clean Building Credit
Get 30% back on energy efficiency improvements to your home — new windows, insulation, heat pumps, solar panels. Maximum $10,000 for homes, $250,000 for businesses.
Coastal Business Credits
15% wage credit (up to $10,000 per employee) plus 30% capital credit (up to $50,000) for small businesses in coastal communities.
Nuclear Investment Credit
25% base credit + 10% bonus for coal communities + 5% bonus for brownfield sites. Helps build clean, reliable power plants that create jobs.
Agricultural Carbon Rebate
Farmers get 50% of carbon fees rebated for fuel used directly in agricultural production. Keeps food affordable while protecting the climate.
Good Jobs for American Workers
Training, hiring preferences, and real support for workers in every community
📚 Training Vouchers
Workers who lost jobs when coal mines or power plants closed can get up to $12,000 for job training in clean energy, construction, or other growing fields.
Up to $12,000💵 Living Stipends
While you're in training, you can receive 70% of your old wages for up to 24 months. That's real support while you build new skills.
70% of Prior Wages📉 Wage Insurance
If your new job pays less than your old one, the government pays half the difference — up to $10,000 per year for 3 years.
Up to $30,000 Total⭐ Hiring Preferences
Federal projects must give hiring preference to displaced workers, people from energy communities, and veterans. Your experience matters.
Veterans Priority🔥 Firefighter Support
Housing grants (80% federal), mental health services, cancer screening, and a national training program. We take care of those who protect us.
$275M Annually🎣 Fishing & Marine Jobs
40% of kelp restoration money must go to fishing-dependent workers. Grants for marine trades training at community colleges. Protect working waterfronts.
40% Set-Aside🌿 Tribal Programs
Tribes apply directly — not through states. Up to 90% federal cost-share. Cultural burning rights protected. 10% of wildfire funds reserved for Tribal programs.
90% Federal Share🏘️ Community Stabilization
When a power plant or mine closes, your town loses tax revenue. This law covers 70% of that lost revenue for 7 years so schools and services stay open.
7 Years SupportFour Big Programs
Fighting fires, protecting coasts, building clean energy, and strengthening communities
Wildfire Defense
Modern firefighting equipment, forest management, and home protection for 60,000+ at-risk communities.
- $300M for new firefighting aircraft
- $1.5B annually for forest management
- $400M for home hardening grants
- Up to $15,000 per home (90% for low-income)
Coastal Resilience
Protect beaches, restore wetlands, and save working waterfronts from storms and rising seas.
- $1B annually for coastal projects
- $500M for marine protected areas
- $250M for ocean plastic cleanup
- Priority for fishing communities
Clean Energy
Build modern power plants, upgrade the electric grid, and create jobs in communities that need them most.
- $2B annually for grid modernization
- $200M for rural farm energy
- $300M for energy research
- Bonus credits for coal communities
Infrastructure Loans
Low-cost loans for states and tribes to build flood protection, water systems, and climate-ready infrastructure.
- $20B revolving loan fund
- Treasury rate + 0.25% interest
- Up to 30-year terms
- 20% reserved for grants to poorest areas
🏠 Help for Homeowners
If you live in a wildfire zone, you can get grants to protect your home. If you want to save on energy bills, you get tax credits for improvements. It's all voluntary — your choice.
- Up to $15,000 to make your home fire-resistant (90% covered if low-income)
- 30% tax credit for energy efficiency upgrades (up to $10,000)
- Utility hardening grants to bury power lines and prevent fire-starting
- Flood risk disclosure so you know what you're buying
- Evacuation infrastructure — better roads and warning systems
Fire-Resistant Homes
Fire-resistant roofing, ember-resistant vents, defensible space landscaping
Built-In Accountability
Every dollar tracked, every program reviewed, automatic sunset if it doesn't work
Protecting Communities. Creating Jobs. Cash in Your Pocket.
This law fights wildfires, protects coastlines, builds clean energy, supports workers, and sends money directly to American families — all without adding to the national debt. Every program must prove it works or it ends.