Congress unveiled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The roughly $1.5 trillion “omnibus” would entirely fund the federal government through Sept. 30, 2022, and provide economic,...more
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BBBA Comeback? President Biden’s first State of the Union address appears to have reignited discussions around a revised version of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), though the president did not...more
The House and Senate reconvened on Monday at noon and 3 p.m., respectively.
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President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address last Tuesday, during which he outlined the contours of a slimmed...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
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Both chambers return to Washington after an eventful week away from Capitol Hill. ...more
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Race to Replace Brady: New Challenger. Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) is the latest Republican seeking to replace the retiring House Ways and Means Committee ranking member and former chair, Kevin Brady (R-TX), as...more
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the challenges facing taxpayers, tax professionals and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the current tax filing season. National...more
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Budget Reconciliation: By the Numbers. Since 1980, Congress has passed 26 budget reconciliation bills, 22 of which have become law. During 11 of those 41 years, Congress did not pass any budget reconciliation...more
2/2/2022
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State of Play -
On Jan. 19, the Senate failed 48-52 to change its filibuster rules, which would have been required in order to pass elections and voting reform. Senate Democrats have attempted to consider several pieces...more
After negotiating for months with the White House and congressional Democratic leaders, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Sunday announced he would not vote for the Build Back Better Act (BBBA)—the $2.4 trillion reconciliation...more
Senate Finance Committee Democrats Update Build Back Better. On Saturday afternoon, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) released legislative text for the committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. The text...more
The Brownstein Tax Policy Team is currently combing through the 1,600-plus pages of budget reconciliation text released last week. Below is a truncated version of Taxation & Representation that provides the latest on the...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 6:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively -
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Last week, congressional Democrats released 1,684 pages of legislative text mirroring portions of the budget...more
On Nov. 3, the House Rules Committee released updated text for the Build Back Better Act, the budget reconciliation bill, which contains President Joe Biden’s human infrastructure and green energy priorities. This latest...more
On Tuesday, Sept. 7, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) released part of the committee’s portion of the Build Back Better bill—the expected $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation measure to advance the more...more
On Monday, Aug. 9, Senate Democrats released the text and supporting materials for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Budget resolution, which contains topline budgetary instructions for House and Senate committees as they develop...more
Senate Republicans released a second infrastructure counterproposal this morning. The eight-year $928 billion “Republican Roadmap” includes $360 billion more funding than the party’s April 22 proposal, with increases in every...more
Democrats have promised a revamp of the current international tax system to ensure that large multinational corporations pay their “fair share,” stop offshoring jobs, and are incentivized to invest in domestic growth. The...more
As the U.S. economy grinds to a halt, the Senate’s Phase Three negotiations have continued past the Republicans’ self-imposed deadline. In the meantime, House Democrats have unveiled Phase Three legislation of their own,...more
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SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame spoilers—nothing that you probably would not have guessed on your own. But, we would rather not be responsible for ruining a...more
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Tax Tidbit -
Legislative Lowdown -
- Congress’s Kumbaya Moment
- Biodiesel Tax Credit
- Moore Trouble for Fed Pick
- And the Results Are In
1111 Constitution Avenue...more
4/16/2019
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Oil & Gas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
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Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
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Committee Unanimously Passes Retirement, Tax Administration and Reemployment Services Legislation -
On April 2, the House Ways and Means Committee convened to markup retirement, tax administration and reemployment services...more
On Nov. 26, 2018, the Committee on Ways and Means released the tax and oversight package. The bill includes...
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On Aug. 23, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) addressing the federal income tax treatment...more