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S. 615

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 615, the Chemical Tax Repeal Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 18, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Feb 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 615 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb615/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S615 IS: Chemical Tax Repeal Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-18
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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. 615  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 18, 2025   Mr. Cruz  (for himself,  Mr. Kennedy ,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr. Barrasso , and  Mr. Lee ) 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 repeal the excise taxes on taxable chemicals and taxable substances.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Chemical Tax Repeal Act  .
2.
Repeal of excise taxes on certain chemicals and substances
(a)
In general
 Chapter 38  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapters B and C (and by striking the items relating to such subchapters in the table of subchapters for such chapter).
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise taxes on taxable chemicals and taxable substances.

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 615, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 615 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 615 has taken 2 actions since Feb 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Feb 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 615 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 615.

Titles

S. 615 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Chemical Tax Repeal Act — Display Title
  • Chemical Tax Repeal Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise taxes on taxable chemicals and taxable substances. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

12 clients hired 13 firms and 191 registered lobbyists who named S. 615 in 59 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), Environment/Superfund, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Science/Technology.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILOrganization of Chemical ManufacturersVirginia310$300K
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW—District of Columbia18—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FKA ARKEMA INC.)—Pennsylvania16—
CELANESE CORPORATION—Texas16—
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY—Texas15—
EVONIK CORPORATIONSpecialty chemicals companyNew Jersey24$210K
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia14—
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATIONTrade association representing the paint and coatings industryDistrict of Columbia13$60K
PPG INDUSTRIESManufacturer of Coatings, Glass, and Chemical ProductsPennsylvania11$80K
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC—Pennsylvania11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW18—
CAPITOLINE CONSULTING, LLC37$290K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL16—
ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FKA ARKEMA INC.)16—
CELANESE CORPORATION16—
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY15—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY14—
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM14—
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.12$200K
OGR12$100K
EVONIK CORPORATION11$60K
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 191.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRIS PRENDERGAST118
COLLEEN LITKENHAUS118
HICKS WINTERS118
KARI MAVIAN118
LISA SCHROETER118
MADELEINE COLAIEZZI118
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 fourth_quarter$6.8M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 second_quarter$4.4M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 first_quarter$4.2M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2026 first_quarter$3.8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 third_quarter$3.5M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2026 second_quarter$2.6M2nd Quarter - Report
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANYLYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY2026 first_quarter$1.8M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 first_quarter$1.8M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Amendme…
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANYLYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 second_quarter$1.6M2nd Quarter - Report
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANYLYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY2025 second_quarter$1.5M2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 615 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 615’s is Taxation.

s615/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com