HR1264-119

In Committee

USA Batteries Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 12, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Transportation, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD4F902FEBB44447B862558C9E2FB7379: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the USA Batteries Act.
  • Section HBDA4310D69C74E1E854527E463769E7A: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Superfund fee established in Public Law 117–58 makes American manufacturing less competitive by imposing a tax on...
  • Section HD4D801CE9DF945A3B136EE41A1577784: 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...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Transportation, Trade

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Transportation Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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federal implementing agencies: ,
technology companies and users of digital services: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 12, 2025

Mr. Meuser (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Fitzpatrick, …

Feb 12, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced in House

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Transportation Trade
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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