H.Res. 1156: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-09 · Taxation · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses support for tax policies that support working families and recognizes the tax relief enacted as part of the 2025 reconciliation act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · 25 cosponsors

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Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Young Kim (R-CA), Brad Finstad (R-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 121 (2026): On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1156 (2026-04-16): Passed

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres1156.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hres1156 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills