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3 weeks ago | 
tax.thomsonreuters.com | Byrd rule |Maureen Leddy
With the Senate now considering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, policy experts expect several hiccups as Republicans work toward their self-imposed July 4th deadline for passage. The House passed OBBBA (H.R. 1) on Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) timeline — just before Memorial Day. Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., earlier this week and are slated to be in session for most of June. Senate Republicans likely will spend much of that time hashing out their version of OBBBA.
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1 month ago | 
brownfieldagnews.com | Byrd rule |Jared White
News Byrd Rule expected to bring scrutiny to House reconciliation plan May 23, 2025 By Jared White Filed Under: Congress, Crops, crops, Crops, Illinois, News, USDAThe director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says several aspects of the House-passed budget reconciliation package are likely to face more scrutiny in the U.S. Senate.
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1 month ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Kevin Stocklin |Byrd rule
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, narrowly approved by the House of Representatives on May 22, includes a tax break for Americans older than 65 in the form of a temporary deduction of $4,000. In lieu of President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, this deduction, called the “senior bonus,” would offer a smaller tax cut, targeted to benefit lower-income seniors.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Byrd rule |Aimee Picchi |Alain Sherter
Republican-backed legislation now winding its way through the House includes a number of tax breaks promised by President Trump during the campaign, such as eliminating taxes on worker tips and overtime pay, as well as sharply lowering lowering rates on corporations. One tax break that isn't in the bill: Mr. Trump's suggestion last year that seniors shouldn't have to pay income taxes on Social Security benefits.
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2 months ago | 
tax.thomsonreuters.com | Byrd rule |Maureen Leddy
As House Republicans ponder whether the Senate’s tax reform blueprint would drive deficits to an untenable level, another potential issue with the Senate approach is tied to Congress’ procedural rules. Early Saturday morning, the Senate passed its amendment to the House budget resolution, 51-48 — a step forward toward tax reform via reconciliation.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
edweek.org | Rick Hess |Byrd rule |Frederick M. Hess
If you follow what’s going on in Washington, you know that the Trump administration is primed to pursue big changes in federal taxes and spending through a process called “budget reconciliation” (most recently used to pass the Biden administration’s “Inflation Reduction Act”). Budget reconciliation, used 23 times since it was created by the 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act, could have enormous implications for school spending, student lending, and school choice.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
csis.org | Byrd rule |Sanam Rasool |William Reinsch |Thibault Denamiel
As the U.S. presidential and congressional election frenzy has subsided, policymakers face critical decisions regarding the fate of tax provisions enacted through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. The bill, introduced by then-representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) on November 2, 2017, with 24 Republican cosponsors, represented the most significant tax policy overhaul since the Reagan administration’s 1986 reform, introducing sweeping changes to individual, business, and international taxation.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
washingtonstatestandard.com | Jennifer Shutt |Ariana Figueroa |Byrd rule
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Nov. 5 election took over the White House, the U.S. Senate and as of late Wednesday, the House, after calls were made in enough races to project a majority. They are expressing high hopes for unified control of government. But before they’ll be able to celebrate enacting sweeping changes to the country’s tax code or overhauling the health insurance marketplace, they’ll need to broker agreement between centrist lawmakers and far-right members in Congress.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
utahnewsdispatch.com | Jennifer Shutt |Ariana Figueroa |Byrd rule
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Nov. 5 election took over the White House, the U.S. Senate and as of late Wednesday, the House, after calls were made in enough races to project a majority. They are expressing high hopes for unified control of government. But before they’ll be able to celebrate enacting sweeping changes to the country’s tax code or overhauling the health insurance marketplace, they’ll need to broker agreement between centrist lawmakers and far-right members in Congress.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
minnesotareformer.com | Jennifer Shutt |Ariana Figueroa |Byrd rule |Minnesota Reformer
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Nov. 5 election took over the White House, the U.S. Senate and as of late Wednesday, the House, after calls were made in enough races to project a majority. They are expressing high hopes for unified control of government. But before they’ll be able to celebrate enacting sweeping changes to the country’s tax code or overhauling the health insurance marketplace, they’ll need to broker agreement between centrist lawmakers and far-right members in Congress.
