{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/bentz-votes-pro-growth-pro-worker-pro-american-tax-bill", "Bentz Votes for Pro-Growth, Pro-Worker, Pro-American Tax Bill", "2024-02-02", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Cliff Bentz", "B000668", "bentz.house.gov", "bentz", "https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) joined 168 of his Republican colleagues in voting for the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024), which received overwhelming support in the House of Representatives with a vote of 357-70. This policy, focused on fostering economic growth and supporting families, aims to enhance the child tax credit, bolster small businesses, and advance American competitiveness.\n\n\u201cThis legislation helps our children and our economy,\u201d Congressman Bentz stated. \u201cIt improves the Children\u2019s Tax Credit, which amounts to 2000 dollars per year per qualifying child. A tax credit is a reduction in taxes, and the beneficiary must be working to receive the benefit. As the cost-of-living skyrockets, fewer families are having children, and this Child Tax Credit will help address this huge challenge.\u201d\n\nBentz continued, \u201cThe legislation also helps our economy by allowing immediate deduction of Research and Development expenses, increasing the business interest deduction, and continuing the 100% bonus depreciation for business property placed in service after December 31 of 2022. These tax reductions will drive economic growth up and unemployment down.\u201d\n\nImportant Provisions in The Tax Relief for American Families Act:\n\nBoosts American business and manufacturing through tax cuts and incentives, including:\n\nExtending research & development (R&D) tax breaks to help companies invest and compete.\n\nLowering borrowing costs for small businesses facing high interest rates.\n\nFull write-offs for equipment investments to keep jobs in America.\n\nSimplifying regulations and reporting requirements for small businesses.\n\nProvides disaster relief by:\n\nSimplifying tax rules for casualty losses in natural disaster zones.\n\nExcluding certain disaster compensation from income taxes.\n\nTreating specific disaster payments as deductible.\n\nExtends and improves the child tax credit (for 2025), making it:\n\nAvailable for all children in a family, regardless of size.\n\nIndexed to inflation to keep up with rising costs.\n\nGroups Supporting:\n\nStudents for Life Action\n\nSusan B. Anthony Pro-Life America", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/bentz-votes-pro-growth-pro-worker-pro-american-tax-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.765768975019455, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}