Taxes
March 6th, 2025
Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the Rescinding Offshore Wind Tax Credit Act, which would disallow the production tax credit and investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities placed in service in the inland navigable...
March 3rd, 2025
This week, I also introduced the Broadband Buildout Accountability Act alongside U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to increase transparency in the federal government and protect billions of taxpayer dollars currently in...
February 24th, 2025
Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) in calling on President Donald Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to reveal the hidden costs of taxpayer-funded “union time,” a practice where...
January 15th, 2025
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) announced the reintroduction of legislation to block taxpayer dollars from funding the United Nations’ so-called “Human Rights Council.”
September 26th, 2024
Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced H.R. 9721, the Ensuring Access to Whistleblower Protections Act, a vital piece of legislation aimed at closing gaps in whistleblower protections for employees of HUD...
June 26th, 2024
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to exempt tips from being subject to taxation under the federal income tax, the No Tax on Tips Act. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Rick...
February 6th, 2024
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, with a large bipartisan vote on Tuesday, Jan. 31st.
January 22nd, 2024
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) proudly joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act that would permanently repeal the death tax, which imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property,...
November 21st, 2023
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced legislation to repeal the harmful Superfund tax imposed through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
February 15th, 2023
Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced he has joined Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) and 71 colleagues in reintroducing the TCJA Permanency Act (H.R.976), legislation to make permanent the tax cuts for individuals...
March 3rd, 2025
This past week, my Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse former President Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax passed through the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and it is now on its way to President...
February 26th, 2025
Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the importance of Congress continuing to make progress on enacting President Trump’s America First agenda
February 5th, 2025
The Trump-era tax cuts are nearing their expiration, and the question lingers on how Republicans should address the tax cuts.
October 10th, 2024
Congressman Keith Self introduced the Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2024, aimed at preventing individuals convicted of defrauding the government from engaging in business with federal agencies.
August 21st, 2024
The U.S. State Department is tasked with advancing America’s interests abroad — a crucial responsibility. Yet the Biden administration’s State Department issued a $500,000 grant to Humanists International, a group working to...
March 12th, 2024
Congressman August Pfluger released a statement following the release of President Biden's $7.3 Trillion FY2025 budget proposal:
January 26th, 2024
There are two million farms across America, 98 percent of which are operated by families. Farmers and small business owners are critical to our economy, yet Democrats want to add financial pressure by taxing their dead.
January 18th, 2024
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced the final Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. This legislation, the result of extensive bipartisan, bicameral...
February 20th, 2023
Six years ago, under the Trump administration, Republicans passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), legislation that radically transformed the economy, bringing wages that far outpaced inflation, record lows in unemployment...
August 30th, 2022
Our Founding Fathers had the wisdom to establish three branches of government to prevent any one person or institution from wielding absolute power. Perennial favorite “Schoolhouse Rock!” put it perfectly: “Everybody’s act...