Blocking D.C. Council’s Attempt to Deny Residents Historic Tax Relief

In December, the D.C. Council enacted the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act A26–217).

This legislation would decouple the D.C. local tax code from specific federal tax-related provisions – such as no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, the increased standard deduction, and more – implemented through the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) for the 2025 tax year. That means D.C. families and businesses would not be able to experience the full benefits of the WFTC under the local tax code.

The WFTC included historic tax reforms to relieve burdens on businesses, workers, families, and the elderly. So why would the D.C. Council oppose these provisions? It’s simple: the District doesn’t want to help working families.

Unless House Republicans take action, this D.C. Act will become law by the end of this month. Today, House Republicans are bringing forward legislation to block the enactment of D.C. Act 26-217 and stop the D.C. Council’s deliberate attempt to withhold WFTC-based tax benefits from local residents and businesses. 

Rep. Brandon Gill’s legislation, H.J. Res. 142, exercises Congress’ authority to disapprove and prohibit the enactment of the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, which decouples the D.C. tax code from specific WFTC tax-related provisions and denies local residents and businesses the tax relief they deserve.

House Republicans are working to ensure every American has access to the tax relief enacted through the WFTC. 
Unleashing America’s Resources to Achieve Mineral Dominance

Critical minerals are crucial for defense systems, technology, clean energy, and more, making them essential to our daily lives. As global demand for critical minerals continues to grow at exponential rates, it is vital that we secure these resources to ensure America continues to lead on the world stage. 

Unfortunately, past anti-mining administrations implemented policies that made permitting processes more burdensome with regulatory red tape and uncertainty, impeding access to America’s abundant natural resources.

These anti-development policies make us more reliant on foreign adversaries like Communist China – which dominates the world’s critical minerals processing – for our critical mineral needs, threatening America’s security and competitive edge in the 21st century.

House Republicans are bringing forward legislation to strengthen America’s mineral supply chains by cutting burdensome permitting regulations and increasing domestic mining and processing. This will also create good American jobs, lower costs for families and workers, and protect our economic and national security.

H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber, bolsters America’s critical mineral supply chains by codifying key provisions of Trump executive orders to streamline permitting, support domestic extraction, deliver certainty and consistency, and map resources as we work to reduce reliance on foreign adversaries and achieve mineral dominance. 

House Republicans won’t stop fighting to defend our energy, economic, and national security by ensuring America doesn’t have to depend on adversaries for critical minerals.