Oppose any and all tax increases.

He has never voted for a tax increase and never will. ... Scalise signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge against raising taxes.

Scalise explicitly commits to never supporting tax increases and signed a pledge binding him to oppose them.

Steve Scalise on Tax Reform
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"number one, we're going to prevent a tax increase on American families"

Scalise says he and House Republicans will prevent a tax increase on American families.

Scalise: Working Families Win Big on Tax Day Thanks to GOP Tax Cuts | Congressman Steve Scalise
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the need to ... keep tax rates low

Scalise endorsed keeping tax rates low as part of the House GOP and Trump economic agenda.

Scalise Discusses Trump, House GOP Economic Agenda on Squawk Box | Majority Leader
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"Voters said they don't want a tax increase... We don't want an increase for anybody..." and "House Republicans are committed to defending those families... to stopping a tax increase from hitting those families."

Scalise explicitly reaffirmed opposition to tax increases in the context of the House budget resolution and Republican tax agenda.

delivered same_term A for effort

Scalise: Democrats Want Multi-Trillion Dollar Tax Increase | Congressman Steve Scalise
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He said the budget "allows 11 committees in Congress to go in open view" and that Republicans were moving to "start delivering on the mandate" by avoiding a tax increase.

This shows active legislative effort to prevent tax increases through a concrete budget process.

partial same_term A for effort

Scalise: Democrats Want Multi-Trillion Dollar Tax Increase | Congressman Steve Scalise
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Scalise said Republicans' "Working Families Tax Cuts" prevent a tax increase and that "every Democrat voted no because they wanted a tax increase on American families."

Scalise is still publicly opposing tax increases as of April 15, 2026, and framing Republican policy as the opposite of tax hikes.

delivered same_term A for effort

Scalise: Working Families Win Big on Tax Day Thanks to GOP Tax Cuts | Congressman Steve Scalise
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"When you think about what we set out to do... number one, we're going to prevent a tax increase on American families."

Direct statement of the claim in a recent official press release, supporting ongoing adherence to the anti-tax-increase position.

delivered same_term A for effort

Scalise: Working Families Win Big on Tax Day Thanks to GOP Tax Cuts | Congressman Steve Scalise
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Scalise said Democrats "want you to pay more taxes" while Republicans were moving economic legislation and noted tax deductions in the Working Families Tax Cut.

A late-April official statement continues Scalise's anti-tax-increase messaging, indicating the commitment remains active and unchanged.

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Scalise: Republicans Act to Fund DHS and Strengthen Our National Security | Congressman Steve Scalise
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House Roll Call 50 passed H. Con. Res. 14, the FY2025 budget resolution, 217-215; Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, voted Yea.

Scalise voted for the budget resolution that set up reconciliation for the 2025 tax-and-spending package, showing concrete action toward the tax agenda.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 50, H. Con. Res. 14
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Congress.gov says H. Con. Res. 14 provided reconciliation instructions affecting federal revenues and allowed Ways and Means a maximum deficit increase of $4.5 trillion, subject to offsets.

The official summary confirms the resolution created the procedural path for major tax legislation, but it was a framework rather than a final tax policy vote.

partial same_term A for effort

H.Con.Res.14 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov
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House Roll Call 145 passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Act, 215-214-1; Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, voted Yea.

Scalise voted for House passage of the main 2025 tax bill, an affirmative legislative action aligned with preventing expiration of 2017 tax cuts.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 145, H.R. 1
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Congress.gov states Public Law 119-21 reduces taxes and includes provisions making permanent individual tax rates and increasing the standard deduction.

The enacted bill broadly cut or extended taxes, supporting Scalise's anti-tax-increase position in practical net effect.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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House Roll Call 190 agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1 by 218-214; Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, voted Aye.

Scalise supported final House passage of the enacted reconciliation tax package.

delivered same_term A for effort

Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1
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Public Law 119-21, section 70604, imposes a 1 percent excise tax on certain remittance transfers, paid by the sender and collected by the transfer provider.

The same bill Scalise supported included a new remittance-transfer excise tax, which is a limitation on a literal promise to oppose any and all tax increases.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1 - 119th Congress: Public Law 119-21
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Congress.gov summarizes section 70415 as replacing a 1.4 percent endowment excise tax with rates of 1.4 percent, 4 percent, or 8 percent, and section 70416 as expanding the tax on excess compensation at tax-exempt organizations.

Official summary shows the tax package included targeted tax increases as well as tax cuts, making fulfillment strongest only if the pledge is treated as a net anti-tax commitment rather than an absolute bar on every tax increase.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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Congress.gov latest action says H.R. 1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

The tax-and-spending package Scalise supported was enacted during the same congressional term, so his effort was not merely symbolic or blocked.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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