HR 2002 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Let States Cut Taxes Act

Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Dan Bishop R-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 18, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Let States Cut Taxes Act

This bill removes a prohibition on states and territories using COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to offset a reduction in revenue resulting from a reduction in taxes or a delay in the imposition of a tax or tax increase.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Apr 15, 2021; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-UTChris StewartOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalMar 18, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMar 18, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-MITim WalbergOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalMar 18, 2021
R-PAFred KellerMar 19, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlMar 19, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerMar 23, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteMar 23, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinMar 26, 2021
R-CAMike GarciaMar 26, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonMar 26, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoApr 1, 2021
R-KSTracey MannApr 1, 2021
R-CODoug LambornApr 5, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewApr 5, 2021
R-TNMark E. GreenApr 5, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyApr 8, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceApr 8, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldApr 8, 2021
R-NCTed BuddApr 8, 2021
R-MOJason SmithApr 13, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksApr 13, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanApr 14, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerApr 15, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisApr 15, 2021
R-INVictoria SpartzApr 15, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 18, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 51, March 18, 2021, page H1582.

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 730Let States Cut Taxes ActRelated billMar 11, 2021
S 743State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021Related billMar 15, 2021
HR 2189State Tax Freedom ActRelated billMar 26, 2021
S 4046Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS ActRelated billApr 7, 2022
HR 7485Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS ActRelated billApr 7, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Social Security Act to remove the restriction on the use of funds under the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to offset reductions in State or territory tax revenues.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Let States Cut Taxes Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House

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