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HR 1264 119th Congress House Taxation

USA Batteries Act

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Meuser, Daniel Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 12, 2025
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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.

What's happening now February 12, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • BRUMIDI GROUP
    for BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL · Illinois · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • BRUMIDI GROUP
    for BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL · Illinois · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
  • BRUMIDI GROUP
    for BATTERY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL · Illinois · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 12, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Feb 12, 2025
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Feb 12, 2025
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Feb 12, 2025
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: USA Batteries Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1264/
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"H.R. 1264: USA Batteries Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1264/.
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H.R. 1264, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1264/.
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[H.R. 1264: USA Batteries Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1264/)
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