HRES 1553 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Expressing the sense that the House of Representatives must take responsible and timely action to address the Federal tax loophole that allows Act 22 decree holders to legally evade Federal taxes.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 25, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 25, 2024
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution requires the House of Representatives to address the revenue impact and application of tax law that excludes certain income sourced to Puerto Rico from taxation by the United States and Puerto Rico, particularly the application of the Act to Promote the Relocation of Individual Investors to Puerto Rico (also known as Act 22), which provides tax benefits to residents of Puerto Rico.

Under current law, income, dividends, interest, and some capital gains sourced to Puerto Rico may be excluded or exempt from tax by both the United States and Puerto Rico. The Internal Revenue Service initiated an audit and compliance campaign targeting individuals who attempt to avoid tax by improperly claiming to be a resident of Puerto Rico or erroneously sourcing income to Puerto Rico (rather than the United States) to claim tax exemptions and exclusions.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 25, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-MOCori BushOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalOct 25, 2024
D-CARo KhannaOriginalOct 25, 2024

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Oct 25, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. Oct 25, 2024Submitted in House

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2024Introduced in House

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