The BATT Coalition applauds congressional leaders for including a provision in the final version of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require the Department of War to ensure that by 2028 no Chinese or other adversarial nations are supplying key battery components for U.S. military systems.

It’s tough medicine but Congress must use the pending defense policy bill to bar the Department of War from using lithium-ion cells in its weapon systems that are supplied by Beijing.

The Battery Advocacy for Technology Transformation (BATT) Coalition, representing the upstream critical minerals and battery supply chain, appreciates the efforts of the Senate and Senate Finance Committee in putting forward language on Section 45X, the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit. We believe the Senate Finance Committee language is a step in the right direction. However, we also believe opportunities exist to strengthen Section 45X to transition away more fully and more quickly from reliance on FEOCs, particularly Chinese FEOCs in the battery sector.

Today, as the leading voices of the battery and critical minerals industries, our organizations are raising significant concerns regarding the changes made to the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit by the House of Representatives last week in its “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act.

The BATT Coalition supports swift passage of the bipartisan Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act (CMMSA) to spur significant new growth in a domestic battery supply chain that is central to our national security and energy independence.

The BATT Coalition,  which includes more than a dozen companies dedicated to increasing domestic production of raw materials and components for electric batteries, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s new executive order on “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production”.

The BATT Coalition’s growing membership is appealing to congressional leaders to swiftly enact tax reforms that protect the domestic battery supply chain from Chinese market manipulation and close loopholes that hamper national efforts to build a sustainable domestic production capacity.

The BATT Coalition held its first lobby day on Nov. 21, meeting with bipartisan lawmakers and congressional staff to advocate for tax reforms that secure and grow the domestic battery supply chain for defense systems, energy storage, transportation, and other applications that are critical to ensuring U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. 

Companies angling to make EV battery metals and materials — under the leadership of former Energy Department officials — are calling on House lawmakers to bolster their growing industry by tweaking the 2022 climate law during upcoming tax negotiations on Capitol Hill.

A new group representing U.S. battery materials companies is urging lawmakers to adjust the tax code to bolster their fledgling domestic industry during next year’s tax negotiations.

The Battery Advocacy for Technology Transformation (BATT) Coalition has submitted a letter to the leadership of the House Committee on Ways and Means recommending additional tax incentives to compete with China and to close a series of loopholes that are undermining efforts to build lasting domestic capacity.

The Battery Advocacy for Technology Transformation Coalition aims to occupy a unique lobbying role in the crowded space.

U.S. battery manufacturing companies have formed a new coalition to push for more investments in a domestic supply for critical materials.

U.S. battery component and metal suppliers—increasingly doubtful about their ability to compete with low-cost Chinese rivals—want greater federal subsidies and tighter restrictions on U.S. support to Chinese companies

Leading companies in battery manufacturing have formed a new coalition to promote policies that protect investments in a robust domestic supply for critical materials and recycling outside of China and ensure the nation’s historic down payment on a clean energy economy pays dividends for decades to come.

A group of electric vehicle battery and materials manufacturers — under the leadership of former Energy Department officials — is launching a new lobbying coalition to angle for additional federal dollars under the Inflation Reduction Act, a move they argue is critical to competing with China.

Four DOE veterans launched a coalition on Wednesday that will push to bolster government support for the U.S. battery minerals industry, which they say needs more help to compete with China.

A group of electric vehicle battery and materials manufacturers — under the leadership of former Energy Department officials — is launching a new lobbying coalition to angle for additional federal dollars under the Inflation Reduction Act, a move they argue is critical to competing with China.

Leading companies in battery manufacturing have formed a new coalition to promote policies that protect investments in a robust domestic supply for critical materials and recycling outside of China and ensure the nation’s historic down payment on a clean energy economy pays dividends for decades to come.

New industry advocacy group launches with aggressive policy agenda.

The BATT Coalition submitted comments to the United States Trade Representative addressing upcoming changes to the Section 301 Tariff Schedule.