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H.R. 1264

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1264, the USA Batteries Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Dan Meuser (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1264 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb1264/introduced-in-house.txt
117 HR 1264 IH: USA Batteries Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1264  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Meuser  (for himself,  Mr. Moolenaar ,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Ms. Malliotakis , and  Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid as taxable chemicals under the Superfund excise taxes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   USA Batteries Act  .
2.
Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1)
The Superfund fee established in  Public Law 117–58  makes American manufacturing less competitive by imposing a tax on chemicals used in domestic battery production that is not levied on imported batteries.
(2)
America’s lead battery industry has a manufacturing capacity of more than 165 GWh, a $23.6 billion domestic economic impact annually, and creates more than 25,000 direct jobs in 38 States.
(3)
Lead batteries have a 99 percent recycling rate and are a truly sustainable energy storage technology.
(4)
Lead batteries are critical for many sectors, including defense, transportation, logistics, telecommunications, and energy generation.
(5)
Increased taxes on domestic production create a disadvantage for American manufacturers and reduce the global competitiveness of the domestic lead battery industry by increasing the costs of key raw materials.
3.
Elimination of lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid as taxable chemicals under Superfund excise taxes
The table in  section 4661(b)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the rows relating to lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 12, 2025

hb1264/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/12/2025)

USA Batteries Act

This bill eliminates the Superfund chemical excise tax imposed on lead oxide ($8.28 per ton), antimony ($8.90 per ton), and sulfuric acid ($0.52 per ton).

Under current law, an excise tax is imposed through December 31, 2031, on taxable chemicals and taxable chemical substances that are (1) manufactured or produced in the United States, or (2) imported into the United States. The excise tax rate varies between $0.44 per ton to $9.74 per ton, depending on the chemical and certain other variables. (There are 42 listed taxable chemicals, including lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid.)

Further, under current law, amounts collected from the excise tax on taxable chemicals are deposited into the Superfund, which finances the remediation of certain environmentally contaminated sites.

Sponsors

Rep. Dan Meuser (R) sponsors H.R. 1264, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1264 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1264 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 1264 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1264 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • USA Batteries Act — Display Title
  • USA Batteries Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid as taxable chemicals under the Superfund excise taxes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1264 in 9 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, Energy/Nuclear, Health Issues, Insurance, Trade (domestic/foreign), Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIES​Health insurance-focused companiesCalifornia14$70K
BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONALManufacturers, recyclers, distributors, and retailers of batteriesIllinois13$90K
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.Manufacturer of battery technology and energy storage.District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BALLARD SPAHR LLP14$70K
BRUMIDI GROUP13$90K
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MARIA TRIPPLAAR114
TIMOTHY JENKINS114
CHARLES COOPER113
JOSHUA BLUME112
PAUL DORSEY112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONALBRUMIDI GROUP2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONALBRUMIDI GROUP2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONALBRUMIDI GROUP2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1264 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1264’s is Taxation.

hr1264/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1264, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEUSER:H.R. 1264.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H678]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com