HR 640 — Chemical Tax Repeal Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Hern, Kevin (R, OK-1) — cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R, WV-1) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES | INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES | — | H.R. 640 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SYENSQO USA LLC | SYENSQO USA LLC | — | H.R. 640 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-22 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hern, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Miller, Carol D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 640 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SYENSQO USA LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 640 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Ways and Means Committee | — | congress-committee |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hern, Kevin (R, house OK-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Miller, Carol D. (R, house WV-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liscr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 2 | advanced eye mds | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 3 | canada life reinsurance company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 4 | canada life re : for the acli ceo even | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 5 | jenkins fenstermaker pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | moses automall of huntington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | williams and jensen | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | phronesisdc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | capitol south llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | watco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | retired | 0 | $0 | 3 | $510 | $510 |
| 13 | williams jensen, pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | charton management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | hif global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | steptoe johnson | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | the first group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | williams & jensen pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | pcma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $275 | $275 |
| 20 | bama | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 275 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hern, Kevin (R · house · OK-1) · cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R · house · WV-1) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Miller, Carol D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hern, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES (h.r. 640) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SYENSQO USA LLC (h.r. 640) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Ways and Means Committee · congress-committee