Bill would raise battery manufacturing tax credit from 10% to 25%
In committeeH.R. 3200Latest action
Sponsor: Raul Ruiz · Representative · CA
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Official title: Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
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HR 3200 raises the battery materials to 25% and requires up to 100% North American parts by 2029.
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What does this do?
HR 3200 would increase the existing for producing certain battery materials from 10 percent to 25 percent, specifically for electrode active materials. The bill also expands which materials qualify, adding solid-state electrolytes, binders, and several chemical compounds. Changes would take effect January 1, 2026, with domestic content requirements rising through 2029.
Who does it affect?
The bill directly affects companies that manufacture battery components, mine or process minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and silicon, and produce electric vehicle or energy storage batteries. Chemical suppliers and materials processors further up the supply chain are also directly impacted.
Why does it matter?
The escalating North American content thresholds, reaching 80 percent for critical minerals after 2026 and 100 percent for battery parts by 2029, would pressure companies to restructure their supply chains. Battery components using materials processed by companies deemed a foreign security concern would be disqualified entirely from the credit.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMay 5, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · May 5, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.