HRES 1156
Agreed to
Expresses House support for the 2025 tax law known as the Working Families Tax Cuts and recognizes the relief it provides, without changing any tax rule.
Official title: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
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House
Referred
09-APR-2026
On the calendar
15-APR-2026
Passed
16-APR-2026
- Recognizes Public Law 119-21, the 2025 law known as the Working Families Tax Cuts, and states it prevented a $2.6 trillion tax increase on taxpayers earning under $400,000 per year.
- Cites an estimated $222 billion in 2025 tax refunds and an average tax cut of $3,750 for the 2026 tax year.
- Highlights the no tax on tips and no tax on overtime provisions, a deduction for interest on new American-made vehicle loans, a senior deduction of up to $6,000 per year, a child tax credit of up to $2,200 per child, a larger standard deduction, and expanded use of 529 accounts for trade schools and K-12 costs.
- Expresses support for tax policies that let working families keep more of their earnings; the resolution itself does not amend any tax law.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (09-APR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-APR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Ways and Means Committee (House)
Taxation
■ 25 R
25 Republicans
- Jodey C. Arrington
- Troy Balderson
- Andy Barr
- Aaron Bean
- Stephanie I. Bice
- Vern Buchanan
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Randy Feenstra
- Brad Finstad
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Glenn Grothman
- Kevin Hern
- Erin Houchin
- Wesley Hunt
- Young Kim
- Daniel Meuser
- Carol D. Miller
- Blake D. Moore
- Nathaniel Moran
- Michael K. Simpson
- Adrian Smith
- Lloyd Smucker
- Dale W. Strong
- Claudia Tenney
- Beth Van Duyne