# 119-hr-802: STAR Act of 2025

119-hr-802, STAR Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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- As of: 2026-09-04
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-802
- Congress: 119
- Title: STAR Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Expands the advanced manufacturing investment credit to cover semiconductor design costs.** The STAR Act of 2025 would add qualified semiconductor design expenditures to section 48D and create a two-part 25% credit for facility investments and for design spending.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New 25% semiconductor tax credit: benefit, high. If enacted, eligible businesses would be able to claim a credit equal to 25% of qualified advanced manufacturing investment and 25% of qualified semiconductor design expenses. The bill would define qualifying design work and costs, including in-house wages, supplies, and 100% of payments to outside…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-802 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/802)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-802 (as of 2026-09-04).