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H.R. 4128
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 4128, the CIRCUIT Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 25, 2025 by Rep. Russell Fry (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jun 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Record
Text
H.R. 4128 has 4 co-sponsors.
hb4128/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 4128 IH: Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-06-25text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2025 Mr. Fry (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act or the CIRCUIT Act .2.Expansion of advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers(a)In generalSection 45X of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—(1)in subsection (b)(1)—(A)in subparagraph (L)(ii), by striking and at the end,(B)in subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and(C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(N)in the case of any distribution transformer, an amount equal to 10 percent of the costs incurred by the taxpayer with respect to production of such transformer., and(2)in subsection (c)—(A)in paragraph (1)(A)—(i)in clause (iv), by striking and at the end,(ii)in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and(iii)by adding at the end the following new clause:(vi)any distribution transformer., and(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(7)Distribution transformerThe term distribution transformer has the same meaning given such term under section 321(35) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6291(35) )..(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to components produced and sold after the date which is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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- Introduced2025-06-25
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers.
Sponsors
Rep. Russell Fry (R) sponsors H.R. 4128, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.
Committees
H.R. 4128 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.
Actions
H.R. 4128 has taken 2 actions since Jun 25, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 25, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jun 25, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee |
Votes
H.R. 4128 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 4128, as Identical bill.
Titles
H.R. 4128 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.
- CIRCUIT Act — Display Title
- CIRCUIT Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Credit Incentives for Resilient Critical Utility Infrastructure and Transformers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the advanced manufacturing production credit to include distribution transformers. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
12 clients hired 10 firms and 53 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4128 in 43 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Trade (domestic/foreign), Banking, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Health Issues.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | Trade association of electrical equipment manufacturers | Virginia | 3 | 8 | $280K |
| INFIN, A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE (F/K/A FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTERS AMERICA) | Trade association serving the financial service center industry. | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | $300K |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | — | Virginia | 1 | 5 | — |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is a producer of differentiated iron ore and steel products. | Ohio | 1 | 4 | — |
| BRINKS, INC. | Provides cash-in-transit, ATM maintenance, and cash management services. | Texas | 1 | 3 | $30K |
| G+D CURRENCY TECHOLOGY AMERICA, INC. | Provides banknote and securities printing, smart cards, and cash handling systems. | Virginia | 1 | 3 | $30K |
| LOOMIS ARMORED US | Provides secure armored transport, ATM, cash processing & outsourced vault services. | Texas | 1 | 3 | $30K |
| CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 3 | — |
| FIFTH THIRD BANK | Bank holding company & principal subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp. | Ohio | 1 | 2 | $20K |
| LOWERS RISK GROUP | Enterprise risk management solutions for highly regulated organizations & industries | Virginia | 1 | 2 | $20K |
| AFL-CIO | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | — | Virginia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| JTI MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA JTI, INC. | 5 | 13 | $130K |
| HUDSON COOK, LLP | 1 | 6 | $300K |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | 1 | 5 | — |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | 1 | 4 | — |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 4 | — |
| CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 3 | — |
| AFL-CIO | 1 | 2 | — |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 1 | 2 | — |
| RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC | 1 | 2 | $180K |
| S-3 GROUP | 1 | 2 | $100K |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 53.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY THINNES | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| EDWARD D'ALESSIO | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| HILL THOMAS | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JASON COOKE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JOSEPH CIRRINCIONE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KATIE CULLETON | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| LOUIS FINKEL | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MARY KIRLIN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MICHAEL HORDER | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MONTEE WYNN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| PAUL GUTIERREZ | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| WILL MITCHELL | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| BETH LUDWIG | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BRIAN PAPP | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ERIC BURSCH | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| HANNAH SCOTT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PATRICK BLOOM | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PETER FERRELL | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| SPENCER PEDERSON | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | 2025 second_quarter | $1.2M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | 2026 second_quarter | $980K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AFL-CIO | AFL-CIO | 2026 first_quarter | $880K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | 2026 first_quarter | $850K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | 2025 third_quarter | $840K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | 2025 fourth_quarter | $770K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AFL-CIO | AFL-CIO | 2025 fourth_quarter | $760K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $650K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 first_quarter | $640K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $630K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $515K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $470K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | 2025 third_quarter | $470K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | 2025 second_quarter | $320K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | 2025 second_quarter | $320K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2025 second_quarter | $285K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA | 2025 first_quarter | $255K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $200K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $190K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $190K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4128 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4128’s is Taxation.
hr4128/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4128, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FRY:H.R. 4128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H2970]
Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com
