# 119-hr-640: Chemical Tax Repeal Act

119-hr-640, Chemical Tax Repeal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-640
- Congress: 119
- Title: Chemical Tax Repeal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-10

## Summary

**Repeal of federal excise taxes on taxable chemicals and substances.** This bill would remove those excise taxes by deleting subchapters B and C from Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code and removing their entries in the Chapter 38 table of subchapters. The repeal would take effect January 1, 2024.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower excise taxes for chemical businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, the federal excise taxes on certain chemicals and taxable substances would be repealed. Businesses that make, import, or sell those chemicals would no longer owe these taxes. The change would take effect on January 1, 2024. This could lower business costs and might lead to lower prices.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3164: Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-640 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/640)

## Related
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3164: Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3164)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-640 (as of 2026-06-10).