Tax Reform

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'…

DelBene Statement on Passage of Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Taiwan Economies, Diplomatic Ties

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act (H.R. 33). “Taiwan is one of our strongest allies and top trading partners in the Indo-Pacific region. This legislation will help strengthen the Taiwanese economy in the face of growing threats from China. It will…

House Passes DelBene Bill to Strengthen Tribal, State Child Support Services

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act (H.R. 7906), bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) to strengthen state and tribal child support services. The bill was approved as part of the Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 9076) by a bipartisan…

DelBene, DeLauro, Torres Statement on Census Bureau Child Poverty Data

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Today, U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released a statement in response to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau that shows that child poverty rate remains high following a lapse in extension for the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit. The new data shows that the child poverty rate increased 1.3 percentage points to 13.7…

DelBene: Claims that Expanded Child Tax Credit Would Harm Families, Reduce Work are ‘Untethered from Reality’

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) responded to a recent American Enterprise Institute article that claims that Democrats’ efforts to bring back and make permanent the enhanced Child Tax Credit “punishes working families” and would “discourage parental employment and risk harming the long-run prospects of children.” “The idea that permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit would…

Lies vs. Reality: Republicans Try to Rewrite History on the Child Tax Credit

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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) responded to comments made by Senator J.D. Vance over the weekend trying to rewrite history on the Child Tax Credit. In a Sunday CBS Face the Nation interview, Senator J.D. Vance asserted that Republicans want to make improvements to the Child Tax Credit, which flies in the face of reality and their own voting record (if they showed up to…