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S. 187
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 187, the ALIGN Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 22, 2025 by Sen. James Lankford (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Record
Text
S. 187 has 13 co-sponsors.
sb187/introduced-in-senate.txt115 S187 IS: Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now ActU.S. Senate2025-01-22text/xmlENPursuant 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. 187 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Young , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Marshall , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act or the ALIGN Act .2.Permanent full expensing for qualified property(a)In generalParagraph (6) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:(6)Applicable percentageFor purposes of this subsection, the term applicable percentage means, in the case of property placed in service (or, in the case of a specified plant described in paragraph (5), a plant which is planted or grafted) after September 27, 2017, 100 percent..(b)Conforming amendments(1)Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—(A)in paragraph (2)—(i)in subparagraph (A)—(I)in clause (i)(V), by inserting and at the end,(II)in clause (ii), by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (E), and and inserting clause (i) of subparagraph (E). , and(III)by striking clause (iii),(ii)in subparagraph (B)—(I)in clause (i)—(aa)by striking subclauses (II) and (III), and(bb)by redesignating subclauses (IV) through (VI) as subclauses (II) through (IV), respectively,(II)by striking clause (ii), and(III)by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively,(iii)in subparagraph (C)—(I)in clause (i), by striking and subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph (B)(i) , and(II)in clause (ii), by striking subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting subparagraph (B)(ii) , and(iv)in subparagraph (E)—(I)by striking clause (i), and(II)by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and(B)in paragraph (5)(A), by striking planted before January 1, 2027, or is grafted before such date to a plant that has already been planted, and inserting planted or grafted .(2)Section 460(c)(6)(B) of such Code is amended by striking which and all that follows through the period and inserting which has a recovery period of 7 years or less. .(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13201 of Public Law 115–97 .
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- Introduced2025-01-22
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- Passed House
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made.
Sponsors
Sen. James Lankford (R) sponsors S. 187, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Sen. · R–OK · Sponsor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–TN · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–AR · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–IA · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–KS · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–ID · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–IN · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 22, 2025 · Original
Committees
S. 187 went before 1 committee: Finance.
Actions
S. 187 has taken 2 actions since Jan 22, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee | ||
Jan 22, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 187 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
4 bills are related to S. 187.
HR 2652Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America ActApr 3, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Related bill
HR 3967CREATE JOBS ActJun 12, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Related bill
HR 574ALIGN ActJan 21, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Identical bill
S 2056CREATE JOBS ActJun 12, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related billTitles
S. 187 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.
- ALIGN Act — Display Title
- ALIGN Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
37 clients hired 27 firms and 245 registered lobbyists who named S. 187 in 140 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 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Telecommunications, Transportation, Immigration, Agriculture.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 37.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | National trade association | Virginia | 2 | 11 | $176K |
| TAX REFORM COALITION | Coalition of companies with an interest in corporate tax reform | District of Columbia | 1 | 8 | $2.4M |
| AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 7 | — |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 7 | — |
| AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | $300K |
| NATIONAL LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION | A national trade association of lumber and building materials dealers | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | $240K |
| AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC | — | New Jersey | 1 | 5 | $180K |
| ALLIANCE FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION | Biopharmaceutical industry | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | $1M |
| BP AMERICA INC. | Oil and integrated energy company. | Texas | 1 | 4 | $240K |
| PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY | Multinational energy company. | Texas | 1 | 4 | $200K |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENTURYLINK, INC.) | Providing telecommunications and data services to residential and business customers | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | $130K |
| THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY | Tire manufacturer | Ohio | 1 | 4 | $120K |
| YUM! BRANDS | — | Kentucky | 1 | 4 | $120K |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | $80K |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
| LEGGETT & PLATT, INC. | Manufacturer of residential furnishings and industrial materials. | Missouri | 1 | 3 | $80K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 245.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY NICKERSON | 1 | 11 | 44 |
| ZACHARY PRICE | 1 | 11 | 44 |
| JAMES PEDROTTI | 1 | 8 | 34 |
| ANDREW FIELDS | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| ANNE-MARIE KELLEY | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| JAMES GREEN | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| ASHLEY MCNEIL | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| CHIRAG SHAH | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| DAVID KORKOIAN | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| ERIC BUNNING | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| JACKIE KELLY | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| JESSICA BRADY | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| JUSTIN KRAWCZYK | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| KATHRYN FONDA | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| KATHRYN KENNEDY | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| LANCE MANGUM | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| MATTHEW CARRIER | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| OLIVIA SHAMY | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| PAUL MCKERNAN | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| ROSANNA MAIETTA | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | 2025 second_quarter | $19.3M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | 2025 first_quarter | $19.3M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $18M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | 2025 third_quarter | $13.7M | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC | THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. | 2025 first_quarter | $6.9M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $3.7M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | 2025 fourth_quarter | $3.4M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2025 third_quarter | $3.2M | 3rd Quarter - Amendme… |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2025 third_quarter | $3.2M | 3rd Quarter - Amendme… |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2025 third_quarter | $3.2M | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2026 first_quarter | $3.1M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2025 second_quarter | $3M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | 2025 second_quarter | $3M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | 2025 first_quarter | $3M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | 2025 third_quarter | $3M | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | FEDEX CORPORATION | 2025 first_quarter | $2.8M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PHILLIPS 66 | PHILLIPS 66 | 2025 first_quarter | $1.7M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | INTERNATIONAL PAPER | 2025 first_quarter | $1.5M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS | 2025 first_quarter | $1.4M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PHILLIPS 66 | PHILLIPS 66 | 2025 second_quarter | $1.2M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 187 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 187’s is Taxation.
s187/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com