I will continue to support these measures and others that seek to eliminate unfair taxes that only prevent economic growth, savings and job creation.
Continue supporting efforts to eliminate unfair taxes, including the marriage penalty and the death tax.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Congress.gov shows Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart introduced H.R. 411 on January 11, 2007. The bill summary says it would exempt provisions relating to child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, repeal of the estate tax, and higher-education deductions from the 2010 sunset, while making those tax benefits permanent.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart as a cosponsor of H.R. 1301, the Death Tax Repeal Act, with a cosponsorship date of February 13, 2025.
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The Congressional Record index for Mario Diaz-Balart includes tax-related cosponsorships such as 'Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty' and other tax-cut measures, showing active legislative support for ending the marriage penalty.
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The Congress.gov cosponsors page for H.R. 1301 lists Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart as a cosponsor on 02/13/2025.
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Congress.gov shows Diaz-Balart sponsored H.R. 411 in the 110th Congress, a bill whose title and official action relate to marriage-penalty relief and estate-tax repeal permanence.
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Diaz-Balart introduced H.R. 411 to make marriage-penalty relief permanent and repeal the estate tax, which matches the promise to keep supporting elimination of those taxes.
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Congress.gov lists Diaz-Balart as a cosponsor of H.R. 1301, the Death Tax Repeal Act, showing continued support for repealing the estate tax in the current Congress.
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I support efforts to eliminate unfair taxes, such as the marriage penalty and the death tax. I will continue to support these measures and others that seek to eliminate unfair taxes that only prevent economic growth, savings and job creation.
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Action Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means Bill Number H.R. 411 Full Title To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses.
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Exempts certain provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, repeal of the estate tax, and the tax deduction for higher education expenses from the general terminating date of that Act (i.e., December 31, 2010).
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Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. NEHLS, Ms. FEDORCHAK, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. BAUMGARTNER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. MAST, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, and Mr. JOYCE of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
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Jul 03, 2025, 02:31 PM | 119th Congress, 1st Session Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment One Big Beautiful Bill Act Vote Type: Recorded Vote Status: Passed Diaz-Balart | Diaz-Balart | Republican | FL | Aye
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SEC. 70106. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF INCREASED ESTATE AND GIFT TAX EXEMPTION AMOUNTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2010(c)(3) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’
Assessments
The verified commitment promised to continue supporting measures to eliminate taxes identified as unfair, specifically including the marriage penalty and death tax. The only verified outcome evidence is the same official House passage, fetched in 2026, stating that Diaz-Balart supports efforts to eliminate those taxes and will continue supporting related measures. Because the promise is one of continued support rather than enactment, the verified passage supports fulfillment of that specific support commitment. Unverified evidence about bills, votes, and enacted tax changes is not used.
Diaz-Balart repeatedly and directly supported the targeted tax-policy changes through sponsorship and cosponsorship, including H.R. 411 to make marriage-penalty relief permanent and repeal the estate tax, and later cosponsoring the Death Tax Repeal Act. Because the promise was to continue supporting efforts rather than to secure final enactment, his legislative actions satisfy the claim.
The promise was framed as continuing to support efforts to eliminate specific taxes, not guaranteeing final repeal. Diaz-Balart materially advanced the promised policy in federal office by sponsoring H.R. 411 in 2007 to make marriage-penalty relief and estate-tax repeal permanent, with additional tax-related cosponsorship activity, and later cosponsored H.R. 1301, the Death Tax Repeal Act, in 2025. Those actions directly match the promised support within his congressional service, so the commitment is delivered on an effort/support basis even though full permanent elimination was not enacted solely through these measures.
The promise was to continue supporting efforts to eliminate unfair taxes, specifically including the marriage penalty and death tax, rather than to singlehandedly enact repeal. The evidence shows Diaz-Balart introduced or cosponsored legislation addressing both issues, including H.R. 411 for marriage-penalty relief and estate-tax repeal permanence, and later cosponsorship of the Death Tax Repeal Act. That matches the promised action of continued support through legislative activity.