SB 6196 — Taxing kratom.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
AN ACT Relating to the taxation of kratom;
Latest action: 2026-02-04 — Referred to Ways & Means.
Sponsors
- Saldaña, Rebecca (D, WA-37) — sponsor · 2026-01-16
- Trudeau, Yasmin (D, WA-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
- Valdez, Javier (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
Action timeline
- · senate — First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
- · senate — LC - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Saldaña, Rebecca | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Trudeau, Yasmin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-16 | Valdez, Javier | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Saldaña, Rebecca (D, state_upper WA-37) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Trudeau, Yasmin (D, state_upper WA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Valdez, Javier (D, state_upper WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Trudeau, Yasmin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · sponsored by Saldaña, Rebecca (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-16 · cosponsored by Valdez, Javier (cosponsor) · sponsorship