{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lahood.house.gov/2025/5/lahood-applauds-house-ways-and-means-committee-s-one-big-beautiful-bill", "LaHood Applauds House Ways and Means Committee\u2019s One, Big, Beautiful Bill", "2025-05-14", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Darin LaHood", "L000585", "lahood.house.gov", "lahood", "https://lahood.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) \u2013 Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare \u2013 praised the House Ways and Means Committee\u2019s passage of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.\n\n\u201cThe House Ways and Means Committee voted to provide hardworking Americans, seniors, small businesses, and farmers with much-needed and immediate tax relief,\u201d said Rep. LaHood. \u201cFor two years, Chairman Smith and Committee Republicans have been working tirelessly to craft a bill that will drive investments throughout our communities. This legislation delivers on the promises that Republicans and President Trump made to the American people, including no tax on tips, increasing the child tax credit, advancing research and development, and making the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's historic tax cuts permanent. It is critical that Congress pass the One, Big, Beautiful Bill as soon as possible to give rocket fuel to the United States\u2019 economy.\u201d\n\nRep. LaHood\u2019s Priorities Included in the Legislation:\n\nExpanding and improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit\n\nThis bill would renew the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and expand the reimbursement rate, increase the number of projects that can be built using private activity bonds, and accelerate the construction of much-needed low-income housing development in rural communities. These provisions were originally included as part of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, which Rep. LaHood introduced in April 2025.\n\nSince he was elected to Congress, Rep. LaHood has been a strong advocate for addressing the shortage of affordable housing for the growing workforce throughout Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District and across the country. Read the press release on his bill HERE.\n\nImproving access to health savings\n\nWays and Means Republicans are committed to lowering the cost of healthcare for hardworking Americans and senior citizens. Rep. LaHood\u2019s Health Savings for Families Act was included in this legislation, giving American families increased choices to save and afford healthcare costs through a health savings account and making these accounts more accessible for patients and families.\n\nTax fairness and relief for the beauty and salon industry\n\nRep. LaHood has long championed creating parity and extending the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tip tax to salon and beauty service establishments. In April 2025, Rep. LaHood introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act to level the playing field for beauty salons whose employees rely on tips for a large portion of their income. The One, Big, Beautiful Bill includes these legislative provisions and will provide immediate tax relief to these small businesses. Read his press release HERE.\n\nSupporting farmers and the biofuels industry\n\nRural communities across the Midwest have seen the benefits of the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit through new job opportunities and increased markets. The bill extends this key tax credit through 2031, giving industry more incentives to grow and directly supporting farmers and the biofuel economy in Illinois\u2019 16th District.\n\nOther Key Pieces of the Legislation:\n\nMakes President Trump\u2019s historic tax cuts permanent;\n\nDelivers on President Trump\u2019s priorities of no tax on tips, overtime pay, and car loan interest, and provides additional tax relief for seniors;\n\nLocks in and boosts the doubled Child Tax Credit for more than 40 million families;\n\nSupports working families by expanding access to childcare and making permanent the paid leave tax credit;\n\nExpands and makes permanent the 199A small business deduction to 23%, creating over one million new Main Street small businesses and generating $750 billion in economic growth;\n\nMakes permanent and increases the doubled Death Tax Exemption for family-owned farms;\n\nGenerates $284 billion in new economic growth from American manufacturers; and\n\nSecures six million jobs for American workers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "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://lahood.house.gov/2025/5/lahood-applauds-house-ways-and-means-committee-s-one-big-beautiful-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8872942999005318, "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"}