Congress quietly subsidizes tire retreading—at taxpayer expense
S. 2790 — Resilient Tire Supply and Jobs Act · Filed by Jon Husted (R-OH) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a federal tax credit of up to $30 per retreaded tire (30% of cost, whichever is less) for businesses that purchase U.S.-made retreaded tires, running through 2028. It also requires federal agencies to buy retreaded tires instead of new ones when available in the sizes and specifications they need.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a direct tax credit (up to $30 per tire) for a specific industry segment (tire retreaders), combined with a federal procurement requirement. This is classic industry support legislation, not a broad public-interest measure.
What the text implies
- Federal agencies may face higher procurement costs if retreaded tires cost more per unit or require more frequent replacement than new tires, shifting costs to taxpayers without explicit budget authorization.
- The tax credit sunsets in 2028, creating uncertainty for retreading businesses and potentially leaving stranded investments if the industry does not mature by then.
- The bill does not define quality, durability, or safety standards for retreaded tires, relying on existing GSA schedules; if those standards are weak, federal fleets could receive lower-quality tires.
- Environmental benefit is assumed but not quantified; the bill does not require lifecycle analysis or emissions accounting to verify that retreading is actually greener than new-tire manufacturing.
Who it affects
The bill may reduce tire waste and create jobs in the retreading sector, benefiting workers and the environment. However, the primary beneficiary is the retreading industry itself—the tax credit is a direct subsidy to a narrow sector. The federal procurement mandate could increase costs to taxpayers if retreaded tires are more expensive or less durable than new alternatives, offsetting any environmental gain.
Who stands to gain
- tire retreading companies
- tire distributors and retailers
- businesses purchasing retreaded tires
Named in the bill
Internal Revenue Code, General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, Executive agencies, Tire retreading industry
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Sep 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 11, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
4 lobbying clients named this bill on 7 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $2,290,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 4 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 72% of bills with at least one filing.
Jon Husted, the sponsor, reported $2,682,096 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company — $1,010,000 on 2 filings
- American Trucking Associations — $720,000 on 1 filing
- Bridgestone Americas Inc — $500,000 on 2 filings
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company — $60,000 on 2 filings
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jun 10, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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