Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1156

Official text excerpt

119 HRES 1156 IH: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2026-04-09 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1156 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means RESOLUTION Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. Whereas, on July 4, 2025, the President signed Public Law 119–21 , commonly known as the Working Families Tax Cuts ; Whereas the Working Families Tax Cuts prevented a $2,600,000,000,000 tax hike on taxpayers making less than $400,000 per year; Whereas, for the 2025 tax year, the Working Families Tax Cuts helped deliver an estimated $222,000,000,000 in tax refunds, putting money directly back into Americans’ wallets; Whereas, for the 2026 tax year, the Working Families Tax Cuts are anticipated to deliver an average tax cut of $3,750, helping make America affordable again; Whereas the Working Families Tax Cuts ensure that families of four making under $73,000 will generally face zero Federal income tax liability; Whereas the Working Families Tax Cuts will result in a 15 percent tax cut for Americans whose income is in the bottom 40 percent, with the largest percentage reduction going to the bottom 20 percent; Whereas the share of total income taxes paid by Americans whose income is in the top 1 percent will increase to nearly 40 percent as a result of the Working Families Tax Cuts, while the share paid by Americans in the remaining 99 percent will decrease to 60 percent; Whereas the Working Families Tax Cuts enacted no tax on tips , which will provide millions of tipped workers with $32,000,000,000 of tax relief; Whereas the Working Families Tax Cuts enacted no tax on overtime , which will provide hard-…

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Citations

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