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Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
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What Happened in Congress?
✓Agreed To
April 16, 2026
HousePassed 219 to 207
Where the Bill Stands
✓Introduced, done
✓Committee, done
✓Floor Vote, done
4Outcome, current stage
What This Bill Does
This resolution expresses support for tax policies that support working families and recognizes the tax relief enacted as part of the 2025 reconciliation act.
House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2947-2948)
Agreed To
House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
Library of CongressSubmitted in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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What Congress Said
Members who spoke about this bill on the floor, in their own words from the Congressional Record.
Republicans12 spoke
I rise today in support of H. Res. 1156 and the working families tax cuts, which have led to this year's historic tax refund season.
Let me also remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that we have seen tax revenue increase. Since President Trump first enacted those tax cuts in 2017, we have seen tax revenue go up, despite there being these tax cuts.
Let me tell you the rest of the story. I am hearing from family farmers who now have the certainty that their operation will stay in their family for generations to come because this bill includes my provision to permanently double the death tax exemption.
We all remember that famous iconic final scene in the movie ``Thelma and Louise,'' two women in a red convertible, pedal down, driving straight off the edge of a cliff.
Tax day is usually a very painful reminder of how much of one's hard-earned money goes out the door. Today would have been no different from the past if Democrats had gotten their way and if Republicans had failed to pass the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
For Californians who are losing more and more of their paychecks to taxes, taxes that too often fund Gavin Newsom's endless boondoggles, real relief isn't just welcome. It is overdue.
Who gets overtime? When we cut the tax on overtime, the CEO of the pharmaceutical company who makes $12 million a year, does he get overtime? As a matter of fact, most white-collar people don't get overtime. Overtime is for the workingman.
Wouldn't it be fun if we actually did these sorts of discussions and debates sort of like we do term papers where you actually have to give the footnote of where the numbers come from. That is because I hear numbers from my brothers and sisters on the left, and I say: Where did that come from?
I understand why my Republican colleagues are trying to rename this bill the working families tax act because, while this bill may be big--to the tune of $4.2 trillion that it adds to our national debt--it is certainly not beautiful and certainly not for working families.
We are here on the House floor debating this resolution that Republicans have introduced on tax day to celebrate themselves. This is an extraordinary thing. I have seen a lot during my time here in the United States Congress for more than 10 years.
I will tell you, I have never celebrated tax day until today because I have the distinguished opportunity to comment on the one big, ugly billionaire's bill. It is the gift that keeps on giving because I get to talk about how much this tax bill fails to deliver on its promises.
Every day I hear from my constituents around Alabama's Seventh Congressional District. They are talking about the fact that nothing seems affordable anymore. What do I say to the single mother in my district who is losing Medicaid coverage for her child because of this bill?
In Nevada, this bill does something even worse. It harms our gaming economy. Instead of protecting workers and supporting one of our State's key industries, they changed the wagering loss deduction, creating uncertainty and penalizing the legitimate gaming industry.
Because this legislation has become so resented by the American people, Republicans chose to put forward this meaningless resolution that is an empty rebranding exercise.
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