119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 7, 2025
Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 7, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R 1494/S. 1649 - Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act (H.R. 6041) Save Americas Family Forests Act (S. 4442/H.R. 8538) Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation. Surface Transportation Reaut…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he PROTECT Program. Also to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and include the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, H.R.1494/S.1649. Colorado River, drought, and western water issues. This includes advocacy on current federal funding programs such as the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 29, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act (H.R. 6041) Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation. Surface Transportation Reaut…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R 1494/S. 1649 - Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act; Tariff Policy
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act (H.R. 6041) Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauth…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R 1494/S. 1649 - Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act; Tariff Policy (IEEPA and Section 232 Coverage)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act (H.R. 6041) Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reau…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R 1494/S. 1649 - Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act; Tariff Policy (IEEPA and Section 232 Coverage)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ssues related to OECD Pillar 2 negotiations and agreements on the taxation of global income. Issues related to IRC sections 11, 951A, 250, and 174. (H.R. 1990, S. 1649, H.R. 1 - Sections - 70321, 70322, 70323, 70302)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Section 321 de minimis elimination; H.R 1494/S. 1649 - Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act; Tariff Policy (IEEPA and Section 232 Coverage)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…xchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauth…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 14, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…lated to OECD Pillar 2 negotiations and agreements on the taxation of global income. Issues related to IRC sections 11, 951A, 250, 162(m), and 174. (H.R. 1990, S. 1649, H.R. 1 - Sections - 70321, 70322, 70323, 70302, 70604)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 24, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…xchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauth…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Section 321 de minimis elimination; H.R 1494/S. 1649 - Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act; Tariff Policy (IEEPA and Section 232 Coverage)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 11, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…lated to OECD Pillar 2 negotiations and agreements on the taxation of global income. Issues related to IRC sections 11, 951A, 250, 162(m), and 174. (H.R. 1990, S. 1649, H.R. 1 - Sections - 70321, 70322, 70323, 70302, 70604)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing