Gotion (file)

Florida Sen. Rick Scott Intros NO GOTION Act To Block CCP-Affiliated Companies From Green Energy Tax Credits

Gotion (file)
Gotion (file)

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), alongside Senators Jim Banks (R-IN) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), introduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act today. The legislation seeks to prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving green energy production tax credits established under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

In the House of Representatives, the bill is being championed by Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) in a bipartisan effort to prevent CCP-backed firms from benefiting from American taxpayer dollars.

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Senator Rick Scott emphasized that American tax incentives should support domestic businesses, not adversaries like China.

“U.S. adversaries shouldn’t be allowed to benefit off American taxpayer dollars with incentives meant to build American businesses,” Scott stated. “Americans elected us to represent their best interests, and I’m proud to do that with our NO GOTION Act to crack down on companies owned by our adversaries attempting to take advantage of U.S. tax privileges.”

Florida Sen. Rick Scott
Florida Sen. Rick Scott

Senator Jim Banks echoed Scott’s concerns, blasting the Biden administration’s green energy policies for indirectly benefiting Chinese companies.

“American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize ‘green’ tax credits for our adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party,” Banks said. “Why would we allow the hard-earned tax dollars of U.S. workers to be wasted lining the pockets of anti-American companies—all in the name of climate nonsense? That sort of racket is the definition of America Last.”

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House Chairman John Moolenaar also emphasized that the bill closes a loophole that currently allows CCP-backed firms to receive tax credits meant for U.S. businesses.

“The NO GOTION Act is a commonsense, bipartisan measure that prohibits our adversaries from benefitting from the tax dollars of hardworking American families,” Moolenaar said. “The United States is in competition with the CCP and under no circumstance should we be giving taxpayer money to Chinese companies.”

The bill was introduced in response to Gotion Inc., a CCP-affiliated company, exploring ways to take advantage of green energy tax credits while planning new battery manufacturing plants in Michigan and Illinois.

Investigations by the House Select Committee on the CCP found that Gotion’s China-based parent company, Gotion High-Tech, is subsidized by the Chinese government and explicitly required to carry out Party activities in accordance with the CCP Constitution. The company has also been linked to forced labor in Xinjiang Province.

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The NO GOTION Act has received endorsements from several conservative and pro-America organizations, including Heritage Action, Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Veterans for America, The Coalition for a Prosperous America, Advancing American Freedom, and American Compass.

Ryan Walker, Executive Vice President of Heritage Action, emphasized that the bill prevents U.S. taxpayer dollars from flowing to hostile foreign nations.

“There is no excuse for giving tax breaks to hostile foreign nations at the expense of American citizens,” Walker said. “The NO GOTION Act is a long-overdue solution that protects American energy innovation and returns fairness to our tax system.”

Similarly, Brent Gardner, Chief Government Affairs Officer at Americans for Prosperity, criticized the Biden administration’s green energy policies for propping up China’s economy instead of focusing on American growth.

“America thrives when we embrace free-market principles, not when the government picks winners and losers in the energy sector,” Gardner said. “It’s time to end these handouts that hurt American taxpayers and reward our adversaries.”

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Proponents of the NO GOTION Act argue that allowing CCP-affiliated companies to access U.S. tax credits poses both an economic and national security risk. Nate Anderson, Senior Advisor at Concerned Veterans for America, pointed out that U.S. energy security must be prioritized over political interests.

“The NO GOTION Act takes a stand against cronyism, ensuring America’s resources serve our national interests—not those of foreign adversaries or politically connected elites,” Anderson said.

The NO GOTION Act will now be debated in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, with Republicans and some bipartisan lawmakers pushing to pass the measure.

With President Trump in office, supporters of the bill are confident that it will gain traction as part of a broader pro-America economic and trade agenda. If passed, it would ensure that companies tied to adversarial governments—specifically China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—are excluded from green energy tax benefits.

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