,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,meus] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 & ,mr4 
,p]ry7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue
 ,code ( #aihf to elim9ate lead oxide1  
antimony1 & sulfuric acid z taxable     
*emicals "u ! ,sup]fund excise taxes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,usa ,batt]ies ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
,sup]fund fee e/abli%$ 9 ,public ,law   
#aag-eh makes ,am]ican manufactur+ less 
competitive by impos+ a tax on *emicals 
us$ 9 dome/ic batt]y production t is n  
levi$ on import$ batt]ies4  7#b7        
,am]ica's lead batt]y indu/ry has a     
manufactur+ capacity ( m ?an #afe ,g,wh1
 a #bc4f billion dome/ic economic impact
 annually1 & creates m ?an #be1jjj      
direct jobs 9 #ch ,/ates4  7#c7 ,lead   

batt]ies h a #ii p]c5t recycl+ rate &   
are a truly su/a9able en]gy /orage      
te*nology4  7#d7 ,lead batt]ies are     
critical = _m sectors1 includ+ def5se1  
transportation1 logi/ics1               
telecommunications1 & en]gy g5]ation4   
7#e7 ,increas$ taxes on dome/ic         
production create a disadvantage =      
,am]ican manufactur]s & r$uce ! global  
competitiv5ess ( ! dome/ic lead batt]y  
indu/ry by increas+ ! co/s ( key raw    
mat]ials4  #c4 ,elim9ation ( lead oxide1
 antimony1 & sulfuric acid z taxable    
*emicals "u ,sup]fund excise taxes ,!   
table 9 section #dffa7;b7 ( ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ 
! r[s relat+ to lead oxide1 antimony1 & 
sulfuric acid4