US EditionSenate passes bill to force DC to adhere to Trump tax cuts
Senate passed 51-46 to block D.C. from exempting parts of the 2025 Trump tax law, risking $600 million in local funds and affecting nearly 80,000 families.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved a joint disapproval resolution 51-46, led by Sen. Rick Scott , to block the District of Columbia from applying parts of President Donald Trump's 2025 tax law.
- Republicans argued the District was denying residents federal tax provisions for tips and overtime by enforcing a Washington budget law passed last year that blocked those benefits.
- The law provides deductions allowing servers to claim up to $25,000 and overtime workers up to $12,500, plus a $6,000 deduction for seniors 65 and older.
- D.C. leaders warned the override could take away more than $600 million and tax professionals said it may force taxpayers to refile returns amid tax season confusion.
- Amid sharp criticism, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton called the measure `sabotage` that will `sow chaos` last week, while Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine noted nearly 20 states have decoupled from parts of the tax cuts.
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In rare move, Congress exerts power over D.C. and blocks tax policy
In a rare rebuke, Congress has voted to block D.C. from opting out of President Donald Trump’s federal tax cuts, an action that Republicans celebrated as a way to put more money back in Washingtonians’ pockets but that city officials warned would cause major complications for tax season and dent anticipated revenue by hundreds of millions. The action also blocks funding for a local child tax credit and expanded earned-income tax credit, which re…
District Links: Senate votes 49-47 to void DC’s tax decoupling bill; Doni Crawford files to run in special election for at-large seat; and more
The U.S. Senate voted 49-47 along party lines this afternoon to disapprove DC Council legislation that had decoupled the local tax code from multiple provisions in last year’s GOP-backed tax changes — including exemptions for tips and overtime pay from federal income taxes.
Senate forces District of Columbia to fully adopt Trump’s signature policy * WorldNetDaily * by Adam Pack and Andi Shae Napier, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday evening to advance a resolution forcing Washington, D.C. to enact all of the tax benefits within President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The D.C. City Council in November chose to block some of Republicans’ federal tax changes, including no tax
Senate votes to overturn DC tax code though officials warned taxpayers may need to refile
The U.S. Senate voted to overturn D.C. tax code provisions, in a move the mayor and D.C. Council chairman previously warned could force taxpayers to have to refile their taxes. Senators voted 49 to 47 on Thursday to overturn D.C. provisions that decouple local taxes from tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The vote came as D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said he believes the congressional review period for the b…
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution that could repeal a key DC tax law, putting more than $600 million at risk to $1.1 billion of the city's budget and affecting tax credits, services, and programs for working families.The final vote is expected on Thursday, and local leaders warn that residents might feel the effects at the very beginning of the tax season.What's at stakeThe bill that the Senate seeks to override was designed to protect local i…
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