Tax Reform

DelBene, Davis, Sánchez Introduce Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) Danny Davis (IL-07), and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) introduced the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act, legislation which would permanently expand the child and dependent care tax credit. The bill would raise the maximum credit from $1,050 to $4,000 for one child, and $2,100 to $8,000 for two or more children. The Child and…

DelBene Highlights Nationwide Affordable Housing Crisis at Bellevue Development

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) visited August Wilson Place, a 57-unit affordable housing development in downtown Bellevue, to highlight the nationwide shortage of affordable housing. The property was made possible because of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC/Housing Credit), the nation’s most effective tool for creating affordable housing. During the visit, DelBene…

DelBene, Moore Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Breast Cancer Screening

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Tim Moore (NC-14) introduced the Mobile Mammography Promotion Act, legislation that would exempt mobile mammography vehicles from motor fuel taxes. Mobile mammography units serve a vital role by delivering diagnostic care directly to women at workplaces, community centers, and rural clinics. They can often reach patients who would…

DelBene, DeLauro, Torres Introduce Legislation to Bring Back Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments

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Today, U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) reintroduced the American Family Act, legislation that would make permanent the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provided families with monthly payments of up to $300 per child. The expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit is proven to help rebuild the middle class and lift millions of…

DelBene, LaHood Introduce Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Beauty and Salon Industry

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-16) reintroduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act, which expands the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax tip credit to employer-based salons and beauty service establishments. This credit helps ensure accurate reporting of tipped income and reimburses small businesses for…

DelBene, Sewell Introduce Bill to Prevent Trump from Reassigning Tax Enforcers

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act, legislation that would prevent President Trump from reassigning Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigators to immigration enforcement without proper training and oversight. In February, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urged Treasury…

DelBene, Smith, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Support Hydropower Investment

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) have reintroduced the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, which extends a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) to U.S. hydroelectric projects aimed at improving power production,…

DelBene Reintroduces Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ron Estes (KS-04), John Larson (CT-01), and Rudy Yakym (IN-02) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. The bipartisan bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing, retroactive to 2022 when the provision expired. "Washington has been at the forefront of advanced technology development,…

DelBene, LaHood Introduce Bill to Simplify Tax Filing for Americans, Small Businesses

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-16), members of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify the tax filing and payment processes for taxpayers and small businesses.   The Tax Administration Simplification Act would apply the ‘mailbox rule’ to electronically submitted documents and tax payments…

DelBene, Moore, McCaul, Matsui, Moolenaar, and Krishnamoorthi Reintroduce Legislation to Bolster American Semiconductor R&D

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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Blake Moore (UT-01), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Doris Matsui (CA-07), John Moolenaar (MI-02), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act, legislation that would establish an investment tax credit for semiconductor design expenses to support and advance the United States'…