Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1264

USA Batteries Act

USA Batteries Act: Tax Cuts for Battery Materials

Feb 12, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The USA Batteries Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

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Unlikely to pass

While the bill aims to help U.S. factories, it cuts funding for environmental cleanups, which usually leads to strong disagreement between parties in a divided Congress.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 1594 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1594 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would stop the government from taxing three specific chemicals: lead oxide, antimony, and sulfuric acid. These are the main ingredients used to make lead batteries in the United States.
Currently, American companies have to pay a Superfund tax on these materials, but companies that make batteries in other countries and ship them here do not. This makes it harder for U.S. factories to compete with foreign imports.
The goal is to protect about 25,000 jobs across 38 states and support an industry that contributes over $23 billion to the economy. Lead batteries are used for cars, cell phone towers, and military equipment.
Supporters say this change is fair because lead batteries are almost entirely recycled. They argue that taxing the raw materials makes it more expensive to build essential energy storage technology at home.

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Milestones

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Feb 12, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

USA Batteries Act

Bill NumberHR 1264

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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R: 5

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