# 119-hres-1156: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.

119-hres-1156, Expressing support for tax policies that support working families., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1156
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This resolution supports the Working Families Tax Cuts and their aim to deliver broad, targeted tax relief for lower- and middle-income households.** It highlights large refunds, measures that prevent big tax increases for most families, and specific changes like no tax on tips and overtime, a bigger child credit, and new deductions. - Families: The policy says families of four earning under $73,000 will generally face zero federal income tax liability and the child tax credit maximum rises to $2,200 per child while being protected from inflation. - Low-income and middle-income households: The cuts deliver a 15 percent tax cut for the bottom 40 percent and the largest percentage gains to the bottom 20 percent. For 2025 the law is credited with about $222 billion in refunds and the average 2026 tax cut is $3,750. - Tipped and overtime workers: The law enacts no tax on tips, giving about $32 billion in relief, and no tax on overtime, a $90 billion benefit. - Seniors and borrowers: Seniors can claim up to $6,000 per year in a new deduction and a new deduction covers interest on auto loans for new American-made vehicles. - Parents, adopters, and savers: The adoption tax credit is expanded so all adopting families can use it up to $17,280, 529 accounts can pay for trade school and K–12 expenses, and the law enables a down payment of over $15 billion into tax-advantaged accounts for children. - Health and savings access: More than 10 million people gain broader access to health savings accounts that can pair with direct primary care and telehealth.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed | 219 | 207 |

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- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-1156 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1156)

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- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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