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H.R. 1940

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Summary

H.R. 1940, the Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Carol Miller (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1940 has 26 co-sponsors.

hb1940/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1940 IH: Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-06
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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. 1940  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 6, 2025   Mrs. Miller of West Virginia  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 repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025  .
2.
Repeal of excise tax on indoor tanning services
(a)
In general
Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking chapter 49 and by striking the item relating to such chapter in the table of chapters of such subtitle.
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to services performed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-06
  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 Mar 6, 2025

hb1940/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/06/2025)

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

This bill repeals the 10% excise tax imposed on the amount paid for indoor tanning services.

Sponsors

Rep. Carol Miller (R) sponsors H.R. 1940, and 26 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 1940 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1940 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 1940 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1940, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1940 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1940 in 19 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, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Retirement, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONTrade AssociationMichigan27$120K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS17—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION15—
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH15$80K
MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M & W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)12$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW REMO117
DOUGLAS LATHROP117
IAN STEGER117
JEFFRY JANOSKA117
LAURYL JACKSON117
PAUL KANGAS117
CHRISTINE O'CONNOR115
CHRISTOPHER CUSHING115
JENNIFER MANGONE115
KARRY VIOLETTE115
KATHLEEN COULOMBE115
NICHOLAS BEEK115
PHILLIP HARBISON115
ALLEN SHOFE112
JEFFREY WIENER112
JOHN MILNE112
CHASE ADAMS111
CRAIG ROBERTS111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 second_quarter$2.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 fourth_quarter$1.9M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 first_quarter$1.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$1.1M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$580K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$510K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONMILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M & W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONMILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M & W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATIONNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH2025 first_quarter—Registration

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1940 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1940’s is Taxation.

hr1940/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. 1940, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia:H.R. 1940.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1040]

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